Going the Distance

My brother Ron ran in his 3rd 1/2 marathon today and beat his best time by over 3 minutes. He finished the 13.1+ mile course in 1:34:35. While he was training, he said if he broke his personal record in either of his halfs this fall (he has another in 3 weeks) he would sign up for a marathon. Looks like we'll be cheering him on at a marathon at some point this next year! 

My friend Amy ran today, too. This was her 8th half marathon and her 2nd half in three weeks. She has worked through a lot of physical injuries, so it is even more special for her when she runs across that finish line.

I'm glad I was able to watch both of them.

We stood at mile 9, which is where he says he usually hits the wall.
We like to go to IHoP after he's done. It was less distance to run from where we were standing to IHoP than it was to run the whole course.