Yesterday the boys and I picked up his race packet and went out on the course and wrote some chalk messages for him (and the boys actually kept it a secret!).
Carter insisted on this exact message :)
When we got to the race this morning, the Chick-fil-A cow was making the rounds. Carter was quick to point out that the cow beat Brian at the last race we saw him out. This cow wasn't running though :)
The boys insisted all morning that Brian was going to win :)
Brian left us to warm up and we got out the signs we made before leaving the house. Carter had insisted on that same long message (Go, Daddy, Go! If you try your best, I think you can win!).
Looking at the flag during the singing of the National Anthem ...
The 10K race started at 8am and Brian's 5K started 15 minutes later. He's in the center of this photo in the blue shorts ...
After watching the start, the boys and I went to Murray Lane to watch Brian go by. Go, Daddy!
Then we went to where Granny White Park (which has one of our favorite playgrounds) and Brentwood High School meet up (and where we'd written Brian a bunch of chalk messages). This is really close to the end of the race.
Brian did awesome! He finished with a time of 26:56 (which is 8:41/mile pace). He even won his age group and a medal. All the age group winners had their picture taken with the Brentwood mayor and the boys went with Brian for his picture.
Carter was right - Brian tried his best and won!
The race was just the beginning of our crazy day of two soccer games, flu shots, and the Home Depot Kids Workshop!
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