Thank You + Photos

Thank you so much for your outpouring of comments and support; it means a lot to both of us.

Mark has been pretty bummed and is having a hard time dealing with the disappointment, but I'm trying to help him work through it. No doubt it's hard to see 18 weeks of hard work and dedication trickle away, but I hope he is proud of what he has accomplished, whether or not he has a medal to show for it.

It's important to remember that regardless of what happens on race day, completing the training is an achievement in itself. He pushed himself to the limits, reached several new records along the way and learned a lot in the process.

There will be another marathon.

Here are a few photos from the earlier stages of the race.

Patricia and I with Mark keeping warm in the school before the start. We wore the costumes most of the day and many runners got a kick out of it on the course.



Here's Mark lining up for the start:



We ran down to the nearest street corner to watch him run by:



Then we hopped in the car and bolted to about the 10K point.



Here's blue M&M handing Mark a gel:



Next up was the just after the half way mark.



And finally, we bolted to 30K where Patricia and her hubby Ueli got ready to pace Mark for the remainder of the race. Here they go, Team Yellow!



And unfortunately, you know what happens next.

Mark already has his eye on the Mississauga Marathon, where we both ran the half this year. He's already recruited his pacers!

Special thanks to Patricia and Ueli for being there to support both of us all day long and to my Mom, sister April and her boyfriend Andrew for coming out to the finish line.