And now, the boys' turn....

When we found out for sure that Julie wasn't going to be able to run in the race, and I was moaning about not wanting to have to be hanging out alone at the starting line, Jonathan and Jeremy-being the sweet boys they are-volunteered to run the half marathon with me. Mind you,this was just about 3-4 weeks before the race! No way, they need to train, right? Truth be told, I didn't want to KNOW that they could run a little for a couple of weeks and then come out and beat dear ole mom who's been pounding pavement for months! However, I DID think they could run the 5K and do it brilliantly. And brilliantly they did! Their race "training" included going out a couple of times a week for a quick 20-25 min run (well, that and basketball practice for 2 hours a day 3-4 days a week!) And their race times were amazing. Jeremy ended up 15th and Jonathan 23rd out of over 600 runners! I think Jeremy ran the 5K in 19 minutes and Jonathan in 22! Amazing!! Jeremy even got his name in the paper as one of the top finishers!! Imagine how well they could do with a little race training!! So, now I think they are hooked as well. That kind of success really makes the effort seem worth it! Way to go guys! You did an AWESOME job!!!
Jonathan and me before the races

Jeremy and me

Here's Jeremy burnin' up the street! Look, he's flying!!!

Jonathan's gettin' it done! And even has a smile on his face! I think he's thinking "I KNOW I can take that old guy in front of me!"

Jonathan nearing the finish line!

Way to go guys!!!