Big Lake

"That day, for no particular reason, I decided to go for a little run. So I ran to the end of the road. And when I got there, I thought maybe I'd run to the end of town... For no particular reason I just kept on going..."
- Forrest Gump

Lauren and I completed the Big Lake Half Marathon last weekend. For no particular reason, I've allowed myself to become convinced not only to run these long distances, but to actually pay for the privilege of doing so. And even more alarming than that, I actually had a blast doing it.

The weather was awesome this year (as compared with the 40 degree hailstorms of the past two years), and for the first time, Lauren and I got to run together. Two years ago I was in no shape for it, and last year Lauren was out with an injury. So this was very cool, and gave us a chance to finally complete it as a team. We came up a few minutes short of our goal time of 1:45, but still finished with a very respectable 1:48 (Lauren beat me by a few seconds with a great kick on the last 1/2 mile). I'm feeling pretty good about that effort -- we both finished in the top 25% of the 1200 runners.

Next up is training for the 100 on 100, and a few shorter races which will be mixed in. Hoping to get on my road bike pretty soon, as well to get geared up for a sprint triathlon or two later this summer. I'll start working on my Forrest Gump beard later this spring. :-)