My older brother Nick took first in his age group in the half marathon. My husband, Todd, and I both finished it minutes faster than we had predicted. My cousin Victoria and her husband Tristan finished well. My amazing mother Arlene and my cousin Devera completed it together in very good time. So good, in fact, that my mother feels very confident in her training for the upcoming Marine Corps Marathon! My sister, Sheila, and niece Morgan competed in the 5K event. We had a great support crew in my sister-in-law Janell, my nephew Andrew, niece Ariel, and Yuri the wonderdog. Their cheering from the sag wagon truly kept our spirits up.
Another reason this is such a special event is that it typically falls just before my birthday. Which I share with my one-year-younger sister! That so much of the family joins us for this event is, literally, icing on the birthday cake!
This year we had the added bonus of running into, NOT literally, a childhood friend who also happened to be running. Dan Winters is just as sweet as he was when we were kids!
Congratulations to our friends MaryEllen, Howard, Jeff, Armando and his wife, the Sheehy clan (whose father Steve is the race director) and the Brazil bunch (whose father Scott race directs the Cove Cherry Fair 10K - another great race)!
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