Determination

Elise completed the Marine Corps Marathon on October 20th.  Until the last moment, we weren’t sure if she would be able to go through with the race.  Elise injured her leg in the Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon a few weeks prior.  Then she came down with strep throat the weekend before the marathon.  But she was feeling better by race day and decided to go ahead.  Bryant left the kids with some friends (thank you, Brad and Tonia) and darted around Washington and northern Virginia cheering on Elise. By the end of the race, Elise was definitely feeling sore, but she finished the 26.2 miles in good time and was smiling when Bryant caught up with her at the finish line (see picture below).  It’s no small feat to run 26.2 miles, and we were all enormously proud of the great job mommy did in her race.  And thank goodness, no more early morning runs on the weekend!