If you look in the dictionary at the word "determination", you very well may see a picture of Shawn. The guy is just full of it...and "it", I mean determination :) From a body-cast and the prognosis that he may never walk again to a state championship Cross Country year in high school to a lifelong goal of working towards a marathon.....he is such a model for our children of beating the odds, pushing through the hardwork, and never giving up! And I couldn't be more proud. The kids and I LOVE cheering him on during the road races he's been doing this year and we couldn't WAIT to get downtown to cheer for him in his first ever 1/2 marathon on November 12th! He trained all summer long, through the good days and the very hard ones, and in the end, he BEAT his goal of finishing in 2 hours by 10 minutes...with a final time of 1:49:49!!!
The race is all through downtown Charlotte and we were supposed to just meet him at the finish line but I couldn't stand not being able to see him mid-race, so mom and I loaded up Reilly and Braxton and "raced" against the clock to try to catch him, in the sea of 7,000 runners, as he passed by the corner of Sharon Rd. and Providence. It was such a surprise to him to see us and I was SO nervous while we were combing the crowd! Then we "raced" uptown to find a parking space and get to the finishline. It was so awesome and so inspirational to see all the runners, and especially our runner :) We are so proud of you, BABE!
nothing like a cold beer and a chicken biscuit for your celebratory meal!?!?!
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