celebrate!

brad and cj finished the san diego marathon.  there were 8 people {brad and cj among them} out of 3,100 team in training athletes who completed their team in training triple crown in san diego.  century ride, triathlon, marathon.  there were 30,000 participants.  and the entire race benefited the leukemia and lymphoma society.  those are the concrete facts.

here's where the fuzzy not so coincidental coincidences come into play. 

i got an email at 5:45 am race day letting me know i could track brad's race if, and only if, i signed up the day before.  shoot.  two kids in tow in a strange city with very little information {but a helpful tour guide}.  i had no idea when his wave of the race started.  no idea how fast he would run.  we drove to qualcomm, took the trolley to sea world-ish, walked 1 1/2 miles to the wrong finish line, walked some more to the right finish line, stood around wondering if we should move, moved away from the finish line, then crossed over the path to a perfectly clear spot where...brad passed us at that moment {and saw us cheer for him}. 

after the race, i ran to cj and hugged him big.  he needed his own cheering section and sweet pea and beans were occupying their dad.  we started walking and he told me that 3/4 of a mile from the finish, when he was SPENT, his dad's favorite song came on.  celebrate by kool and the gang.  without fail he said.  during his hardest races the song randomly plays.  we just walked and cried.  the day was so powerful.

and that my friends is what i'm talking about.  on angel's wings those boys were carried to the finish line.  i'm so proud of them.