Shortly after his first marathon, Rusty started training for the Phoenix Marathon. It is a lot of miles to prepare for the marathon. He ran long runs every saturday with a group of friends. Hundreds of miles go into the months leading up to the main event.
His cheering section, along with the photog Kelcie!
Looking strong for the finish!!!
I knew I wanted to be at the finish with the boys. Thankfully Kelcie came and helped me, because it was insane. So many people, and such cranky boys!
I got very teary when we heard his name, and knew he was coming across the finish line.
Can you spot him? I love that in neon orange and at 6'4" he's pretty easy to find in a crowd. When we finally got his attention he came over to the gates and said hello. Look at that nice shiny medal!
The race was on Russ's birthday and he ran the half marathon. So he was the lucky duck that go to go in the runner area and hug Rusty first.
Our (lame) signs for the runner s
We tried to get there in time to watch Russ cross, but I just could not get my act in gear that morning!!
Official time was 3 hours 55 minutes.
Yes, I dressed to match him. I try to be the best coordinated running team member, since I don't provide any of the running part of the running team.
Brenner was finally happy once he got some cotton candy!
The only way to get them all in a picture was sitting down! So proud!
