Proud Wife

Grant had a triathlon this weekend in American Fork Utah. I love to watch him compete and am always proud of him. But, this weekend brought out an even stronger sense of pride. About 3-4 weeks ago Grant's knee started giving him problems. His I.T. band was causing him excruciating pain. It inhibited his ability to walk normal without extreme pain. He babied it and by last Saturday was able to run two miles without too much trouble. He figured he could easily gut out another mile. Then Monday night he started feeling sick. By Tues he was definitely getting something. Wednesday he went to Urgent care, found out he had Strep and started on antibiotics. He stayed home from work for the first time ever. he was not able to train at all, he was just trying to get a little strength back. Friday we headed to Utah with swollen glands, aches and an unsure knee....but he was determined to race. The swim and bike went as smooth as they could considering his health and only being on antibiotics for 3 days...but about 100 yards into the run his knee "exploded" as he says. He had to walk a lot of the 5K, but pushed through it and did it. He ran in the last little bit and was in more pain than I think I have ever seen him. He was frustrated...I felt so bad for him but was so proud of him and grateful for the things he exhibited that day. He put his mind to something and did it even though circumstances were far from perfect. He never gave up...he pushed through to the end. Even though it was painful, disappointing and frustrating, he did it! I think it is such an awesome example for our kids, that even if you are not winning, or things do not turn out like you had hoped, you NEVER give up! Needless to say, I will never forget this race and the reminder of how amazing my husband is!