Nathan ran his first half marathon on Saturday. Why anyone would choose to run a half marathon in Hickory is beyond me, but 600 people joined him (and $40,000 was raised for local charities). Those roads were Nathan's old cross country stomping grounds, but it has been a long time since he has run on them. The kids were still playing with their cousins, so I decided I'd go to the bagel bakery for old times' sake, and then I went on campus, where I could see Nathan go by at mile 10. Lisa and Michael were there for Synod Assembly, so I had company. If Nathan does this next year, I may just stay downtown. The runners go through downtown on their way to LR, plus there was a nice farmers market and music:
Nathan did really good, especially since he's been focusing on triathlon training, and not half-marathon training.
I picked up the kids while Nathan got cleaned up and we headed back home. Nathan took a much-deserved nap after lunch, and the kids and I spent two hours at the pool. Nathan watched Avatar, I worked on continuing ed, and we still have one day left of our weekend!
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