Next!! Out with the old and in with the new. Time to break in a new pair.
We ran the R.O.C. 5K (Reaching Overweight Children) this morning. Ron finished second in his age group, Male 30-34. Elizabeth is here admiring the medal.
Watch out for these little devil pups! If you get in their way you might be sorry!
Here's Catherine after breakfast. How does it feel to be 15 months old?
"I'm happy about it, but I won't let you know. I am very serious. Oh, did I mention that I LOVE to wear shoes? I do."
And Elizabeth...how does she feel about being another month older?
"I love it! Of course, I am one month AND one minute older than Catherine. Just in case you didn't know that. I love to talk on my play phone. That really keeps me busy!"
Ron and I thought it would be a great idea to do an adventure race with each other to celebrate our anniversary. I think it might have been my idea (what was I thinking?). 
Here I am pre-race in the transition area. If I look a little nervous it's because I was!
Here's Ron - calm, cool, and collected as usual.
Here we are post-race holding up the clock: 1 hour 42 minutes 40 seconds.
Here's what we did in that time:
Run Bike Paddle Adventure Race #3
Ran 2.88 miles trail run, 3.5 mile bike-ride (trails), 2.88 mile bike/run (one of us running, one of us biking), 1.75 mile bike ride (trails), 1 mile paddle (in Lake Livingston). Oh yeah, did I mention we had to climb a 40 ft observation tower to retrieve our finishing medals? That was hard!
Not bad! Official postings are due next week. But, we think we did pretty well. Looks like we came in 6th place out of about 12 co-ed teams. There were about 30 teams total; male, female and co-ed.
Click here to see the official results - we're "Shock and Awe"
(next time, we're going to be Shock and Ahhhh Shucks!)
We had a blast and are looking forward to the next race - the Texas Dare. That will be in December. I think we have officially lost it.
Actually, our next race will be a "simple" 5k September. That will be the Reaching Overweight Children Fun Run in Kemah, Texas.
We're ready!
Here is Catherine trying to show Elizabeth a new technique...Elizabeth appears intriquied.
"Yes...I love the pancakes too. Can't you see the smile on my face? Mom makes these on the weekend, and used to be able to make enough to last us through the whole week....."
"Well, I think it's time to modify the recipe. We eat these things up quickly!"
