We just got back from running our first half marathon road race in many years. It was a very hilly course but a beautiful day with perfect weather. We went to a pasta party last night at one of the Striders house in Southern Pines. They lived in gated community - very uppity although the host and hostess were very down to earth. Their house was very oppulent, not our taste but incredible to say the least. We met with our new friends from both the Striders and the Mangum Track Club. It was a lot of fun. The MTC group is great and we joined them for lunch. A couple of them decided to not run the race this year so they were out there taking photos and cheering us on. Frank placed second in his age group so he was very happy. My age group was a very full group this year and even Barbara Mack who won her age group (50) at Western States and is an awesome runner, came in second so I was at least 5th but don't know yet. I was very happy with my time however coming in at 2:16. I was hoping to break 2:30 and did even better than that. I realized out there that we really should do more road racing just to force ourselves to run a little harder! There's a 5K coming up in a couple of weeks that we're planning on running. Unfortunately a couple of the upcoming races conflict with other things that are in the works.
So now, it's time to paint the bathroom. It's going to be really nice when we get it all together. I didn't think we'd be painting until after the holidays but I found some paint (had it made) and now I'm chomping at the bit to get it down. We're heading down the home stretch so it's very exciting. Our mirror and shower door won't be done for Thanksgiving but hopefully everything will be done before Christmas.
Off to paint! Look for more photos!
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