This weekend was the annual St. George marathon and it was a memorable one. Friday night Barry Johnson, Garth Masterson, and Jerry (a friend of Barry's who has run - and won his division in most- 80 marathons) came over for a carb-loading dinner. We had a great time eating and watching the Louisiana/Utah game. David/Emily, and Jonathan/Gina got here about 9:30, had a bite to eat and we all headed to bed. Saturday was Kent's 20th St. George marathon and he was so pleased to have accomplished this goal. On our way there David found out, first hand, how nice (and forgiving) the St. George police are. The weather was a perfect fall day, with just a nip in the air. Kent looked fabulous as he crossed the finish line. Later, we all attended the Runner's dinner where they recognized the 10 , 20 , and 30 year runners. It was nice (a little underwhelming for such an accomplishment!) but the company was what made it wonderful. We went to Kristen's for a while to play Wii and David/Jonathan got hooked on the boxing. Emily, Gina, and I excelled at bowling (my humility is showing - you'd think I was a guy!). Kristen had a house full of company (24 while we were there and everyone was staying overnight except us) so we didn't stay too long. Dinner with the kids on Sunday and General Conference added icing to a scrumptious weekend. Congratulations Kent! You are one incredible man (and sexy too - just ask Gina!)
4 comments:
It looks like you guys sure had a fun weekend! Congratulations, Dad! 20 marathons, what an accomplishment! Maybe next year will be my year... Hang on...I said maybe! Or possibly the year after that. Or even the year after that? How about your 25th marathon?! Will you be up for it, or will the age be a problem? I mean, you'll be like 64 years old. I, however, will be able to keep up with you then. Ha, ha! Just kidding! I love you and I am very proud of you!
Kent's a big reason why I am so active. You have both set a great example of how to live a fulfilling life. Thanks for all you do.
Dad sure looked good at the end of the race. You'd never guess he had just completed 524 St. George marathon miles. Not to mention the 5,000+ miles of training. Whew!
26.2 marathon miles x 20 = 524
250 training miles x 20 = 5,000.
So So impressive, I don't think I can even run 1 marathon. I just think that is so amazing! It was so fun to be there and be a part of things.
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