Wow, what a blur of a weekend. A travel day, a marathon, an ultramarathon, a family day and now it’s time for football. I’m just glad I went to In-N-Out yesterday. And I’m really happy about something Jack did on Friday! Keep reading to see what I’m talking about. And to see a sweet video of how my legs twitch after running 45 miles!
Just in case this is your first time here, click here to see why I’m running 61 marathons and an ultramarathon for Train 4 Autism.
Weekend Racing Recap
Well, I ran two races over the weekend, the Pocatello Marathon (Idaho) on Saturday and the Operation Jack 7-Hour Challenge in Portland on Sunday.
Saturday’s marathon didn’t go as well as I expected. But Sunday’s event went much better than I could have dreamed. Here’s the link to the two recaps:
– Pocatello, Saturday
– 7-Hour Challenge, Sunday
If you just want to pick one to read, please pick Sunday’s race — it was an awesome experience, definitely one of the best of the year so far. A lot of you made pledges based on how much I beat Operation Jack supporter Deb Bosilevac by on Sunday … it was 11 miles, but I’ll get in contact with you in the next day or so.
Finishers medal. I love it!
Awesome Jack Update!
On Friday, Tiff took Benjamin down to tae-kwon-do at the local studio we take him to and sat down to watch with Ava. Jack went for a walk with our therapist, and it didn’t take too long for him to stop dead in his tracks, tug on the therapist and say, “I want Mommy” in his muffled voice.
He NEVER says that! I couldn’t believe it when Tiff told me that! I mean, I could believe it, because he’s been showing so much progress lately, but I was so happy to hear that! Every day, it’s something new with him and this was really cool. On November 7, 2006, when he got his diagnosis, the neurologist told us that we were basically trees in his world. At that point, she was probably right, but that’s extremely difficult to hear as a parent.
But to see the thoughts, emotions and recognition coming from him like this is just awesome. We don’t get the verbal communication, but we’re starting to see that he adores us as parents, and when you wait nearly seven years to see that, you really appreciate it!
NFL Football Pick ‘Em
The NFL season starts on Thursday and we’re going to have a pick-em contest for Operation Jack. It’s going to be $20 to enter for the year and you just pick who you think is going to win each NFL game. 40 percent of the pot will go to the first-place winner, 20 percent will go to second place, and 40 percent will stick with Operation Jack as a fundraiser. It’s easy, it’s fun, you have a chance to win some cash, and it’s only $20!
I’m doing it at Sportsline.com … go to http://operationjack.football.sportsline.com/e and sign up! The password for the league is sixtyone.
For the $20 fee, just click on the Donate Now! link at the top of this page!
My Current Facebook Status
Tiff is more awesome than me and she is the athlete in the family. Yes, I lost a bet playing a game with her and Benjamin involving bouncing a rubber ball backwards over my head on one bounce into a laundry basket. I didn’t wager, but apparently I have to update my status with this.
First Time For Everything
This year has certainly been a year full of firsts, and I added another one to my collection on Friday. It was the first time while picking up my race packet I had a volunteer remind me three times to make sure I didn’t forget to pick up my free sack of potatoes. Yes, I was in Idaho.
I Have A Face For Radio!
Yesterday morning, I did an interview for a running podcast. If you want to hear what my voice sounds like, check it out!
Video Of The Day
Check out my legs twitching on their own after Sunday’s race!
My calves twitching on their own after the race.
OK, that’s all for today, folks. I want to tell you to have a happy Monday, but it’s Tuesday! Yeah!
Jack saying he wanted his mom made me cry! I’m so happy for her!