marathon t-shirt award presentation.

Yesterday St. Louis Marathon coordinator, Mona (Vespa) Langenberg, made a special presentation to Mike of an Official St. Louis Marathon t-shirt with the encouragement "you have earned it!" Sunday, April 10th was the date of the St. Louis Marathon but was also a "marathon" day for Mike with his progress. Mona also reminded us that Barnes Hospital was actually in the middle of the marathon route. This is a big deal and a huge "status symbol" because you can't get one of these Brooks brand running shirts unless you ran the marathon. Mike put it on for his doctor's visit and Nurse Nicole in Dr. H's office asked "Who ran in the marathon that gave you the shirt?" (She knew only the runners got them because Nurse Jennifer ran the half-marathon.) She smiled at his "I did" response because she knew it was true. Running two miles for you or me is comparable to eating 1/2 cup of food for Mike. Really. Hannah just called to check on Mike and he told her that "he was working out while he was watching a movie" ... "Yeah, I'm drinking tea while I'm watching The Rock." No one deserves the coveted shirt more.