Speed Racer

Sunday we started off on a 10 mile adventure and both Meredith and I accomplished our goals, although very different!!! Meredith finished the race in under 1 hour and 30 minutes and I crossed the finish line before the pregnant runner =) Thanks Erika for setting the pace and holding back and not embarrassing me, although I know you could have!

The Carlson’s, Meredith and Us all entered the Cherry Blossom 10 miler earlier this year. It was before Erika knew she was pregnant, when Shaun and I thought we were in shape and Meredith had forgotten about the crowds associated with the event. So it was a reality check for us on Saturday when we almost ran out of gas trying to pick-up our race packets to only sit in 2 hours of traffic and a line that wrapped around the National Building Museum. Needless to say on Saturday night while we're loading up on our pasta dinner we contemplated why we were running this race versus enjoying a night of drinks and the final four?!?! Temptation was there but we didn't cave and in the end we're glad we ran the race. Although, it might have put Shaun into race retirement as his knees are aching and he's hobbling around now like an old man.