Well, this has been a long time coming but its better late than never! On October 4th, Kevin and his cousin Jennie ran the St. George Marathon! That's right...the whole thing! Kevin will have to put his version of the race on here eventually because I didn't run it and don't know what it was like. However, Brooklyn and I had our own plans that day so I will update you on our adventures in St. George.
But before I begin, I will tell you what I do know. Kevin finished the race in the pouring rain with the time of 3:41:02! That's pretty awesome if you were wondering. Jennie finished somewhere around 5 hours and 15 minutes but I don't know the exact time. She also finished in the pouring rain and managed to run across the finish line with a ridiculous smile on her face as if she did that kind of stuff everyday! Way to go guys. You are the kind of "buff" that I have no desire to ever be...but still think is cool!
Now for the rest of us. While Kevin and Jennie were starting their race, Sarah, Liz, Brooklyn and I were driving to the start of our "race". WE participated in the Mayor's Walk which was only 2.1 miles but still a good workout for us! It was pretty awesome. We dragged Brooklyn out of bed early (which was payback for all the mornings she wakes me up at 6am) and made it to the start line (thanks to Liz's crazy navigational skills) just on time to start walking. We walk/jogged the course which enabled us to finish in the top 100 out of 2,000 walkers even though we started dead last! That felt good even though 33 minutes is a horrible time to finish 2.1 miles. Anyway...long story short, it was inspiring and fun and now I have the courage to try a real race. I am signed up to run the "Beat the New Year 5K" on December 31st and am pretty pumped! Wish me luck!
But before I begin, I will tell you what I do know. Kevin finished the race in the pouring rain with the time of 3:41:02! That's pretty awesome if you were wondering. Jennie finished somewhere around 5 hours and 15 minutes but I don't know the exact time. She also finished in the pouring rain and managed to run across the finish line with a ridiculous smile on her face as if she did that kind of stuff everyday! Way to go guys. You are the kind of "buff" that I have no desire to ever be...but still think is cool!
6 comments:
Nomers, that's great, congrats to all of yall! Great job Kevin on the under 4 hour marathon too! If I ran a marathon I'd probably get a "DNF" hahaah.
No matter if it's a 2 miler or a 26...feels good when you're done! and it certainly beats sitting on the couch doing nothing!
That was nice of you to post about Kevin's race. I'm looking forward to hearing him explain how he finished with that kind of time in the pouring rain. WOW. I am impressed! That is so cool you guys did a race too (good idea), and you guys must have passed a whole slew of people, I can imagine you bookin it with the stroller!=) I also love that you got satisfaction out of pulling Brooklyn out of her bed, that was the best part.=)
Wow! Impressive. Tell Kevin good job and good luck to you in December. I'm only good at getting 5 to 8 miles done in a week not in a day, so props to you both!
I admire anyone willing to run a marathon, but am even more impressed with his time. I have absolutely no desire to ever do that. My life-long goal is one day to run a 5K. ;)
That a kid Kevin. I am glad somebody is getting exercise while I sit in class all day!!!
Jordan
You guys are such an athletic little family! I love it!! It sure helps to be healthy and active when everyone in the family is on board! Way to go guys! I can't wait to run the Turkey Trot with you!
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