Richard and his friend Jacob have run a few races in the last couple months. In January they ran one called the "Frost or Fog" which was a quarter marathon in upper Bidwell Park. It was a really beautiful day, and we drove around to different spots to cheer them on.
This girl is so awesome, I want to be like her someday, Her name is Liberty and she is running the quarter marathon. She is so cute and happy, and just loves to run. She ran it in 55 minutes!
The "after" picture. They were really happy with their finish!
Race #2 was just last Saturday in Lower Bidwell Park, the Bidwell Classic Half-Marathon. They found out that their friend Eric had been training by himself, so he started running with them about a month ago.
The beginning, obviously, they are still totally happy and excited!
It was another beautiful day, I love walking in the park and meeting up with them at different places to cheer them on. The boys brought their bikes, and Adam rode with Richard for about 200 yards at this point, which was almost the middle. Still looking pretty good.
Jacob in the middle, Andrew tried to chase Jacob down which made him laugh!
Richard at the finish, yes he wears those crazy toe shoes! They have been the best thing for him, he had totally given up running because of some knee pain that the dr. couldn't figure out why it was happening. He could only run a couple miles without pain. He read about these shoes and tried them out and has been running for about a year in them with absolutely no pain at all!
The end! They sure look tired! But watching them the last couple races has really made me miss running. I stopped about a year and a half ago and now I really really want to start again! Maybe I will run in a race next year!
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