Well we just got back from the race and the brunch. What a wonderful day it was. First, Texarkana had over 7300 participants for the race making them no. 1 in the nation per capita. Congratulations to them. Jenna's team was scattered throughout the field but the family mainly stuck together towards the back. Jenna did great. This was the most physical thing she's had to do since her surgery so it was very taxing. Unfortunately she had to cut the race short and cut out the last 1/2-1 mile when it looped around by the finish line. She still deserves a lot of credit for doing what she could and giving it her best effort. The pain in her back just became too much.
The awards ceremony was special. The survivors came into the area from the sides and were given a pink rose before sitting down. I had such a surge of pride to see Jenna walk in with all those courageous people. A lot of awards and trophies were given out, and Jenna got to go up and accept a trophy for the fan favorite T-shirt. After all of the ceremonies we went to Molly Beth and Bruce's house for Belgian Waffles, fruit, and possibly the best hashbrown casserole I've had. Something did eclipse the casserole though and that was the smoothies the caterers made. I could have pulled a Forrest Gump with Dr. Peppers on them but I felt self-conscious asking for another after I had 6 of them (in my defense they were in little bitty dixie cups). Noah had a big time putting his arms in the goldfish pond past his elbows in a vain attempt to catch a fish. There were a couple of other kids there for him to stare at and silently wondering why they weren't trying to catch the fish with him.
I'll post more details along with pictures as I come across them in the next few days. Jenna and I both forgot our cameras so we are relying on everyone else to send us their pics. If you took pictures of the day please email them to me at chad@macadactyl.com .
Thanks
The awards ceremony was special. The survivors came into the area from the sides and were given a pink rose before sitting down. I had such a surge of pride to see Jenna walk in with all those courageous people. A lot of awards and trophies were given out, and Jenna got to go up and accept a trophy for the fan favorite T-shirt. After all of the ceremonies we went to Molly Beth and Bruce's house for Belgian Waffles, fruit, and possibly the best hashbrown casserole I've had. Something did eclipse the casserole though and that was the smoothies the caterers made. I could have pulled a Forrest Gump with Dr. Peppers on them but I felt self-conscious asking for another after I had 6 of them (in my defense they were in little bitty dixie cups). Noah had a big time putting his arms in the goldfish pond past his elbows in a vain attempt to catch a fish. There were a couple of other kids there for him to stare at and silently wondering why they weren't trying to catch the fish with him.
I'll post more details along with pictures as I come across them in the next few days. Jenna and I both forgot our cameras so we are relying on everyone else to send us their pics. If you took pictures of the day please email them to me at chad@macadactyl.com .
Thanks
