Bragging for Dad


We spend a fair bit of time braggin' bout C on here. So, we thought we should take a day off... And brag about Dad today.

I ran a half marathon (13.1 miles) this past Sunday, and did very well. 1 hour, 42 minutes, which means I ran at a sub-8 minute mile pace. And finished in the top 20% of 5000 other runners.

So, my European training program of running 3 or 4 times a week, a glass (or two) of red wine each night with dinner, and regular 8 hours of sleep (thanks to C) has major dividends.

Pretty good for an almost 37 year old...

By the way, the picture was taken with my new Sony-Ericsson camera phone- not bad.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Yes, you're very impressive. However, I DROVE a marathon the other day, and I did it a lot faster than an 8-minute mile pace. And smoked the whole way, too.

"Never run, unless you are running to something or from something."
10:25 PM
Anonymous said…
How we enjoy hearing your news, dear friends. Keep feeding that fun page!

Tons of love,

Laia, Iñigo + Idoia
8:19 AM
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