Run David Run!

Yesterday, Dave ran in the Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half-Marathon. While it starts at more than 8000 feet, it's a gradual downhill all the way into Idaho Springs. We got up at 5 am to make it to the start line in time. I watched Chris and Dave at the start and then hopped in the car wondering how I would kill the next 1.5 hours. Well, by the time I got out of the Georgetown parking lot and parked in Idaho Springs, I was barely back in time to see the first place finisher. The town was so small, it couldn't handle the 2000-some runners and their families/cheerleaders. I ended up parking about a mile away from the finish-line (sorry Dave!). Dave finished strong and with excess energy at about 1:34. His official time is slightly higher because he took a bathroom break at mile 5 that of course the race didn't pause his time for (but his GPS did). I'm proud of him! That's a super fast pace! It's pretty close to a Boston qualifying time, so hopefully he can get in excellent shape for the Denver Marathon in October and keep that same pace! I like being his cheerleader, although it's a bit frustrating that you only get to see him for a few seconds and the start and finishing lines. Not quite like watching him play soccer!

In other news-- we leave for MN and WI later this week. I'm excited to see family and to have a little break from work. This past week was a long one-- I had more than 50 hours in by Thursday. Travel will do that I guess. So, we are definitely excited for travel that is vacation. We plan to watch my mom play in the Member-Member, head up to the 2nd day of the PGA championship, see Dave's brother and our niece and nephew, and finally make our way to WI for my cousin's wedding. Should be a fun trip!