Winning a half marathon is no easy feat, even for the most dedicated runner, but this incredible dad managed to place first in the Katy Half Marathon all while pushing his 11-month-old daughter in her stroller.
In just 1 hour, 11 minutes, 27 seconds, Calum Neff, a 31-year-old father from Katy, Texas, crossed the finish line with his 20-pound daughter, Holland, in her 22-pound stroller. Incredibly, the two managed to beat the Guinness World Record for the fastest half marathon by a runner pushing a stroller by more than two minutes.
“It was just a truly epic day to share with my youngest daughter. It shows that anything is really possible and being a dad and working doesn’t mean you have to give up on other dreams and hobbies,” Neff said.
Neff bundled up his daughter for the 13.1-mile race that started early in the morning, and the minute the two started, Holland began waving and laughing as everyone cheered them on. “For almost the entire race, she was waving and clapping and talking and babbling away,” Neff said. “She was stealing all the hearts along the way, that’s for sure.”
When Neff and Holland finally crossed the finish line after the incredible experience, he immediately grabbed the first place medal that had been placed over his neck, and crowned his little girl as the winner instead. “I wanted that to be hers,” Neff said. “It was fun for me to put that around her neck.”
[Featured Image credit: Bill Baumeyer]