And The Quest Goes On...

Dean did not qualify for Boston. YET. He did however achieve a PR (personal record). This is only the beginning, though. he will not give up until he's at Boston! He's already considering another marathon in Myrtle Beach in February. Not to attempt to qualify, though, too soon. This would be, in Dean's words, just to get the bad taste out of his mouth! The high points of Kiawah would have to be that this was the first time the kids were able to be there to support him. We went down the night before and stayed in a hotel since we wanted to get out there early. But, Dean had to go to bed really early, so I took the kids to see 'Happy Feet' at the IMAX theatre. That was fun, and by the time we got back to the hotel, we conked out right away. Arriving at the marathon, we waited at the 13 mile marker to cheer him on as he passed. While waiting, the kids made signs to hold up. Take a look at Roan's! Also, at the end, Kai and Alyssa ran the last 1/4 mile with Dean to the finish line. He loved hearing everyone yell, go Dad! Alyssa was very supportive afterward and rubbed his legs for a long time. As a family, we had a good time. As a runner, Dean has some new methods he wants to experiment with. Onward to Boston! (Check out his blog, Zero to Boston for play by play info of the fated Kiawah marathon and for future updates. It's quite funny, too!)