For the past seven years Pete has run a marathon on Super Bowl Sunday in Southern California. The marathon was his way of honoring the memory of our son Jack as the race was near the anniversary of when we had Jack. The race became a tradition that included renting a beach house and having our families join us. Pete asked me at one point how long I thought we would carry on the tradition and my response was, "as long as it makes sense". This year it was clear to us that it was time to change the tradition for many logistical reasons and also for the simple fact that, due to back problems, Pete really doesn't run much anymore. What he does do instead is cycle. So, this year instead of the marathon he headed down to Palm Springs to participate in his first century bike ride. Luckily everything went well and he had a great ride!
It didn't make sense for the kids and I to go on this trip so unfortunately I don't have any pictures of him during the ride. My mom took Nick for a night while Pete was gone. Noah, who usually follows Nick's lead, had the opportunity to decide what he wanted to do for the day and his decision was art, art and more art!
No comments:
Post a Comment