Yay for Gavin! He ran his 5th marathon a few weeks ago. It's been 4 years since his last one and he's tried off and on to get into one but his name never got picked out of the lottery. This year he didn't wanna take any chances and registered twice (using his name and address and his dad's name and address) to guarantee his entrance. He was excited about his training and felt like this would be his best one yet. Then he went waterskiing. . . and injured a ligament/tendon (is there a difference? Somehow I managed an A out of Anatomy)in his calf. He wasn't able to run more than a few houses down the street before coming back home with pain. That went on for 2 months and didn't get any better. We already had our condo booked and were excited for a little family vacay with or without the marathon. I didn't think Gavin had any intentions of running it. And laughed when I saw him packing his marathon clothing. Who runs a marathon with no training? Gavin.
Mile 26 . . . moments before the finish line
Crossing the finish line 4:33
A few days before the marathon Gavin started looking for 'training tips' to help him run the marathon. Apparently sit-ups are important as is a big pizza dinner for carb loading. But the biggest difference was following Jeff Galloway's marathon running tips--4 minute run and 1 minute walk. Whatever he did, it worked!! Way to go!!
He continues to amaze me!
The fun didn't end with the marathon . . .
We also got to hang out with nan and papa
and sleepover and playing with cousins
4 comments:
wow, that is so great!
Wow he is awesome! I love those pics of him when he was younger running. I was registered to run the St. George but had to back out because of injury...that was a sad weekend for me:( I love the St. George marathon! Looks like a great weekend!
Gavin, You're crazy! I'm impressed but I still think you're slightly insane for running a marathon with no training. :) Have you hugged your Mom for me yet? Congrats on making it!
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