run, daddy, run!

this morning we got up bright and (very) early this morning to go cheer daddy on in the akron half-marathon. we surprised him with signs when we got to the parking garage. he was nice enough to pose for a picture because we were super late (traffic was crazy! worse than last year according to matt). matt ran the relay last year, but this was his first half-marathon. unfortunately, he was super congested.

wheel chair start

ringing of the starting bell

it is akron after all...

daddy crossing the starting line. he didn't look up to see us though.

this guy was wearing a lebron mask, dribbling a basketball and juggling three balls in the other hand.

matt between 3 and 4 miles - he is towards the back in this picture.

the kids were sports about all of the waiting. we met up with a friend and her kids so there was lots to keep them busy.

manning really liked trying to knock over the barricades. 

matt about to cross the finish line in the rubber ducks stadium.

matt didn't have his best run, but he did very well and finished! he finished in 2:21:26 with a 10:48 pace. he didn't get to celebrate though because we had to race over to mason's 10:40am soccer game. we pulled into the parking lot at 10:30am. matt ran over to the field to coach after changing into a dry shirt while i gathered up the kids and got mason into his cleats.

we are so proud of all of his hard work and loved cheering him on! love.