Well, ok...not really wild, but we are crazy, no doubt.
Up here in New England, where we are just starting to see warm weather, most people spend their Memorial Day weekend at the Cape or in Newport, RI. However, since we have not made any formal connections to the Kennedys or anyone else with millions of extra $$ to spend on a "beach house" and since we didn't want to spend the 3-5 hours in the 10+mile traffic jam trying to get back to the city yesterday, we decided to stay in town, BBQ, stroll around the city, and run 13.1 miles. Yes, a little odd we know, but really a half marathon is just a drop in the bucket for our obsessed runner, future ultra-marathoner Mr. Doug Lohse. Plus, what better way to spend a Sunday morning than to get up at 4AM to eat the breakfast of champions (a big bowl of Lucky Charms of course) and then run through a quiet, beautiful city with swarms of people cheering you on.
Overall, with both Doug and I being sick all week, we did really well. Our official times are below:
Doug- 1:55:51 (8:51 min pace)
Val- 1:49:21 (8:21 min pace)
We were only "slightly" off the winning time of 1:14:24 set by Tyler Goodspeed. Yes, you read that right Goodspeed...I couldn't make these things up if I tried. ;O)
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