26.2

This weekend Andrew ran his first marathon!  He trained all summer, running about 400 miles total in preparation for the big race on Saturday.  Saturday morning my dad and I drove him to Akron, Ohio where the race took place.  We got him there around 6am for the race which started at 7.  It was a very pretty autumn day and he did a great job!  His goal was to run it in 4 hours and 30 minutes, and thanks to a huge spurt of energy the last few miles and big sprint right at the end, he did it!  4 hours, 28 minutes, and 53 seconds.  My family and I got to see him at a few points during the race to cheer him on and watched as he sprinted to the finish line.  I was so proud of him I teared up!!  I think I'll blame that on the pregnancy hormones, though :)

 Here he is about ready to start the race.

 Check out that focused look!  He didn't even notice us SCREAMING his name and cheering him on!  This was about 0.1 miles to go.

 YAY!  He did it!

 It doesn't even look like he just ran 26.2 miles!

 Just a reminder that our little guy was there cheering him on too.

 With my parents and brother afterwards.  It was so nice to have them all cheering for him!

Andrew would definitely describe his race as a success, and I couldn't be more proud!