So proud

This post is dedicated to Steve. Wow. He has not run a step in probably a month (but he is walking around all day at his store, and I mean ALL DAY).

Today was race day, the race he was so prepared for a month ago, before he got injured. It's apparently a bone deformity which is causing him to overcompensate. He has run half marathons before, but never with any training (shakes head) and as a pack a day smoker. This is the first time he'd trained for one, since he was in high school. And he hasn't had a ciggie since that first episode.

He was on crutches for a week 7 days ago. He's been getting ART, Graston, accupuncture, and lord knows what else three times a week. Hard to tell by the picture, but he has bruises from Friday's treatment :(. Poor pup.

His goal today was to run what he could. I found him at the 11k mark, and was so disappointed that the camera was out of battery (he never told me he took 150 photos of his store opening yesterday!).

He said he was going to finish. He was running, sort of, and I ran along beside him for a half km or so, then let him finish up.

He came in at 3:04. He is not upset in the least by his time (he was looking at a 1:50 before injury) because he gutted through it. The Gotta Run team waited for him to finish :)

Any Canadians interested in watching the race, it's on CBC Sports Saturday this coming week (June 2), and there is supposed to be quite a bit of the Gotta Run team as well.

Oh, and anyone who knows Carlene... she did awesome :)

Since I don't have a race finish pic, how about a starting shot (Steve is on the left)? And some duck babies!!