While it may have taken the whole month of April to have the chance to meet Craig and his family, the wait was worth it. What turned out to be an incredible Saturday afternoon began with Craig experiencing his first ever Angel moment - pushing Tom for 5.5 miles in the chair. While Craig learned the tactics of maneuvering the chair and handling corners, Cliff and Zane rang along side to support the group on the run. We all knew we were in for a joyful and humorous ride when the first question that Craig asked of Tom on the run was, "Tom, how much do you weigh?" If you know Tom, he played right along into Craig's question and was sure to give him a little crap. The rest of the afternoon was full of families getting to know each other, delicious food, and the sharing of stories - particularly of Tom and Jana's coming together.
Speaking of Jana, she has been slowly recovering from a mouth surgery that happened in early April. While she was beginning to find her groove in the pool, she needed to take a short break to heal. After the rest, she was quickly back meeting with a swim coach and planning away on how to successfully accomplish the 2.4 mile swim. Throw in a parachute to pull in the water, a flipper, and hand fins and Jana has been working hard. She continues to push herself both in the pool, at Pilates, and on both the hand cycle and leg cycle - what an inspiration.
Cliff and Tom begin their bike training in late April due to the snow-magedon that fell upon Wisconsin. Tackling 15.2 miles on their first ride, Tom was quick to compliment Cliff on the sun shade he provided while on the ride. Only a week later did Tom decide to take Cliff and Zane on a ride up the infamous High Cliff hill. And while we only had one close in losing Tom back down the hill, the ride sure allowed the three amigos (or perhaps three stooges) the opportunity to take in all of God's beauty and nature...don't believe us? Just look at this view...still smiles after 21 miles and 1 hour and 45 minutes of biking!
And did we forget to mention that we trained as a group for the Door County Half Marathon? What was an absolute gorgeous Sunday morning made for some great training for Tom, Jana, and fellow Captain Jenny... 9.5 miles of hilly terrain through the city of Kewaunee which sits nestled on the shores of Lake Michigan. A great training run to prepare the teams for this Saturday's Door County Half Marathon (May 5th, 2018) - be sure to watch Facebook for live video updates, or check out our blog next week for a race recap.
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Until next week, continue to passionately pursue your dreams!
