Richard Ragon Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 My son, who is only 12 years old, ran in the Los Angeles Marathon today, and completed 26 miles in a little bit over 5 hours. A fantastic achievement for him.. worth a mention.. I would have died the first mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Waelder Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 It's a great accomplishment - congratulations to your son. (I would have dropped out even before you.) David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atheisticmystic Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Holy shit Richard! Congratulations, and you must be profoundly proud of him. At 12, I couldn't even run down the block after the ice cream truck. Way to inspire and guide, Dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecrabb Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 That's awesome! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWsoundservice Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Congrats to your son, Richard. You have every right to be proud papa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olle Sjostrom Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Wow! 12!?!?! That's utterly amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 congrats to him! I didn't do my first marathon till I was 30! At 12 I was probably good for 1 mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old school Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Quite an achievement at any age. Congratulations to him on running the race. CrewC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I get tired just thinking about running. Congrats to the both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joy Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Fantastic achievement! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Blankenship Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 Congrats, Richard! That's awesome. Tell him word is spreading far and wide about his achievements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Ragon Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 I'm more excited about the fact that he just learned a valuable life lesson. There were plenty of days he didn't want to train, but this produced a bit of celebrity status to him at school. It shows him results, and he's liking those results.. now we just have to work on bringing some grades up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whit Norris Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 That's great! I know you must be very proud! Whit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted March 18, 2013 Report Share Posted March 18, 2013 +1. Training doesn't necessarily=rewards and awards, but NOT training absolutely makes for NO rewards or awards. A word about the grades. Is he interested in college? One of my biggest mistakes with my son (now successful at 28) was that I didn't take him to see colleges, let him experience what life is like there, while he was still in middle and early high school. Once he figured out that it was not going to be just an extension of high school (and instead be pretty big fun) he got with the program academically so he could get into a UC etc.. Same thing--understanding the rewards makes them seem more attractive. philp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted March 19, 2013 Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Wow, congrats, Richard -- to both of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Ragon Posted March 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2013 Good tip Philp, I'll look into this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpotter850 Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MT Groove Posted March 26, 2013 Report Share Posted March 26, 2013 Very impressive!!<br /><br /><br />Sammy Huen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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