I wrote about Marathon Kids last year, which is a cool fitness program wherein kids commit to finish an entire marathon over a few months' time. In our case, until the beginning of the month, we thought we had more time to complete this task. I could have sworn that the final ceremony was going to be in April, but I was wrong, so we did the vast majority of the mileage over the past 3 weeks and finished last night.
Last year, my wife did more of the running with him, but she is currently 33 weeks pregnant, so that wouldn't work as well this time around. Thankfully, I am happy to report that I lost a few pounds as a result.
Today's medal ceremony was a lot of fun for both of us, despite the chill in the air and the somewhat strong wind. It was sunny and the atmosphere was charged and exciting. They really do a great job of making the kids feel like rock stars.
We arrived about 15 minutes early, which concerned me a little bit, since last year's traffic was hideous. This time, I hit zero traffic and we parked and walked right in. Score!
I got a few brief videos with my new Creative Vado camera (similar to the Flip, which was broken recently by our beloved toddler daughter). Brandon had to squint a few times from the sun. Enjoy:
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Great job Jason, he had to have loved the experience and you have preserved them on videos for your family and all of us to enjoy whenever, that is so cool. I think the short individual clips on Youtube was really smart so we didn't have to wait for them to buffer and they each captured a stage of the event so we could almost experience the entire event with you, kudos for your excellent planning and presentation.
JC ! Looks like a well organized event ! ... and your son bears a striking resemblence to dad !!
Very cool to share a cool experience.
Cheers Jason !
Sheldon
Very nice Jason!
Bill
Great job, congrats to both your son and you. Like the videos, the new video camera seems to be a hit.
Too cute! I've heard some great things about those Flip thingies. I have to either get better with my video or get one of those.
Congratulations! Thanks for the videos and sharing the event. It's those "rock star" moments that make a big difference! :-)
Nice one. Good to do family things as often as possible. Childhood goes by way too fast. How do you compare the vado to the flip. Hard to tell the quality with the compression hit from YouTube's encoders.
Jason,
Kids are great, aren't they...!!! I saw some Pennsylvania looking clothing being worn...!!! :) Thanks, Fran
Very cool Jason. Its always great to do something like this with your children. You wife had the pleasure last year and now you this year.
Have not seen this camera before. You mentioned it was like the FlipCam. Have to take a look.
Look how cute he is!! I never had children but I know a cute one when I see one!
Congrats to your son.
Thanks for sharing one of your special and memorable moments with us! Congrats to you both!
Fantastic! Brandon obviously has his father's determination. :)
Congratulations to you both!
Way to go Brandon!!!! Jason your son is a spitting image of you. Great videos that will be even better 20 years from now when you are watching them with your grand children..
Way to post as a proud dad:)
Jason - Congratulations to you and your son! By the way, he looks just like you... :)
What an awesome idea, that teaches kids the value of a long term goal. Very cool. And congrats.
Awesome! I know Brandon is a winner and he will bring winning into the lives of others. He has a powerful mind and a powerful spirit and God gave him some incredible parents to teach him to recognize his strengths and overcome his challenges. Thank you for sharing this moment with us all.