Independence Day Half Marathon - Bristol, Rhode Island

State #37

I was fortunate to start 1 hour before everyone else. Being a slow, fat runner sometimes works in my advantage. I was able to “beat” Eric to the finished line.

The course was hiller than I expected, especially after mile 8…last 5 miles were brutal.

The rain held off and it didn’t get too hot, but it was very, very humid.

Bristol is a fun town with red, white and blue lines down the middle of the streets. And all the house were decked out for the 4th of July! A very cool experience!

Some of the family came up to watch the Twins get destroyed by the Texas Rangers on Tuesday for Prince Night. The final score was 16-4. Ouch.

Yesterday I went to see the Twins get destroyed by the Texas Rangers, again with a score 16-3. This time it was my work. But Michael and Tori were also there. Eventually they came to my section to hang out. 

Finn & Reba Update

Finn and Reba are adorable as usually.  I asked ChatGPT to make Reba a Pope so that was fun.  Finn fell asleep on my keyboard while I was working.  Reba was naughty and jumped into the cat food cupboard. 

We had 9 trombones at the chilly Lake Harriet concert. The three of us played trombone 2. 

After the Bayshore Half Marathon we went out to the Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore. Such amazing views:

State #36 is done!   We ran Bayshore Half Marathon on Saturday in beautiful Traverse City, Michigan. The morning was very early. We were assigned the 5:30 bus which meant we were at the start area about 2 hours before our start. It was a very chilly morning. We invested in some warmer clothes and blankets for our 2 hour wait. 

It we finally go time. I knew the first mile was going to be rough. It is a mile up a 200 ft hill. I really didn't run much as I didn't want to blow out my legs before mile 1 was done. 

After the 2 miles we finally got to the shore of Lake Michigan. It was about 10 miles of these views:

The race was slower than I would like but my training hasn't been the best.  I finished about the same time as Eugene so I guess I'm consistent. 

We traveled to Pahrump, Nevada over the weekend for Joseph's confirmation.  Eric was honored to be his sponsor.  The Bishop used his crosier as crowd control.

We completed the Eugene Half Marathon, Eugene, Oregon. State #35 is done! This was Mike's first half marathon. He kicked my butt. I'm so proud of him.  My race was rough. I had leg cramping the first 2 miles. I was able to settle down but it was slow. 

 

The various poses of Finn and Reba.