Another Marathon Event in June

My husband loves running a lot! Actually, he had joined so many marathon events in the past 8 years, I think. Since I got here in 2009, he already participated in 7 marathon races, 3 of which were almost 200 miles in distance.  The last long-distance race he joined last year along with eleven other Chiefs in the Navy was, a 200-mile relay.  It was a 2-day event that started from one state to another.

You won't believe, but when our youngest was born back in 2011, he was actually doing one of the relays at the time.  Our neighbor, Connie, was the one who drove me to the hospital when my water broke at 5:30 in the morning.  Good thing was, when I called my husband to let him know that I was about to go to the hospital, his team was already within the area, about 20 minutes away, so he was able to make it.  I was taken to the hospital without him, and by the time he got there, I was already in labor.  He was dead tired, but he still made it.  I'd say, he got there just a little past 7 in the morning, and our baby Princess was born two and a half hours later.  That's why, when the race was done and they got one extra medal that was supposed to be for the other runner that didn't finish the whole race, they gave it to our little girl.  Sometimes, we even call her, "The Marathon Baby".  Thanks to the other guy who took over my husband's last leg because he never went back to finish the race with the other guys.  But, he still got his medal because they knew he never meant to not finish it on purpose.  He even jokes around about making his little girl "pay" later on in life, for not letting him finish the entire race.  (Hehehe)

This coming June, my husband will run the same relay again - for the last time while we're here in this state.  As you all know, we're close to PCSing, and he won't be able to do this for the next 3 years.  This relay is actually a popular one and its got a lot of great sponsors, which made me wonder if whether triangle direct also supports events like this.

My husband and his other team members (they made him their team leader) received these really cool medals, and they're like a set you only get to complete if you finished the entire race.  I mean, you won't get the other medals, unless you join the next relay.  I really don't know a lot on how it works.  But, as far as I know, my husband joined two different races to get the medal he's been wanting.

I wish we all could go this time.  He told me how beautiful the view was, and how much he wished we could've been there during those other times he ran the race.  I really want to go and be there at the finish line to show him support, and of course, to cheer him on even at the last few meters.  And, I also want to experience and see for myself how it really goes.  I am thinking of joining marathon events when we come back here.  If only the kids were a little bigger, I would have joined one already.

Oh, well, there's always a perfect timing for everything, right?  I just have to wait.