Playing in the Rain

This week we have had a break from the blistering heat of the sun! It has been great! When it rains hard the sides of our street are like little rivers. The kids get so excited they go out in their clothes and play in the water. They can actually float down the street in the gutter. I know that sounds funny, but when it rains they all play in the gutters. I remember when I was little. I lived in a cul de sac. When it rained really hard my brothers and I would try to run around the circle as fast as we could. The goal was to try to stay drier than anyone. Funny how we always ended up soaking wet no matter how fast we ran. Good memories!:)

St. George Marathon

Mike and I ran the St. George Marathon today for the 5th and hopefully final time. This poster is what was waiting for us when we woke up at 4:30am. Thank you Kenzie!

We weren't really excited about this marathon
because we hadn't done a couple of long runs. Mike's longest run was 16 miles and mine was 15 miles. We really should have put in an 18 and 20 miler. The weather at the start line was warm, but that proved to be a bad thing when it really heated up. Our weather here has still been in the 100's and high 90's. We ran well, making good time until mile 22. That was when our race ended. Mike's legs were hurting and he was out of energy. I had energy, but the I T band on my left leg cramped up when we stopped to walk. That was when we started walking the last 4 miles. We ended the race by running the last 200 yards to the finish line together!

We got our worst time ever, but I am happy to say that we survived. On a good note, neither one of us had any blisters either. Noah is supposed to remind Mike not to sign up for the marathon next year, and Jenny is supposed to remind me. I am hoping that when the time comes we will still remember the pain and determination we had to NEVER DO IT AGAIN!