Here they are at the start:
I didn't see Ethan go by me when he was running so I didn't get a picture of him. I only saw Courtney because my Aunt Kathy pointed her out as she was running by. I turned in time to see her wipe out on the asphalt. She got back up and started to run but the minute she saw me it was all over. She started coming over to the side where we were standing and got hit again by another kid running and went down hard.
Here's the photo of the second collision:
Kathy helped me pick her up and pull her over the barrier. She was crying pretty bad. I think it was a combination of pain and embarrassment. A lot of people around us, mainly women, told her how well she had done to even try and race and that she did well. But she kept screaming. After a minute Courtney started to squirm and yell at me to put her down. When I tried to put her down next to me she told me, "No, put me in there," and pointed to the racing lane. So I lifted her up and put her back and she took off running for the finish line. I was so impressed. A lot of the woman said how impressive it was that she wanted to finish on her own without me pushing her. I was amazed because I didn't think she would keep going, but she did a great job. Ethan was waiting for her at the finish line to make sure she was okay. He told me later that he was nervous that she would get lost and be afraid so he wanted to wait for her to make sure she was okay. They got a finisher medal and a drink.
When they finished:
When we got home we had to take a picture of Courtney's Ironman owie and then put a band-aid on it.
At the finish Ethan wasn't too happy because there were so many people and he didn't feel comfortable because we didn't know what was going on. But when we got home he said it was a lot of fun and he wants to do the mile next year.
Great job kids!!
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