Indy Mini

Two weekends ago Shane and I ran in the Indy Mini. We drove down Friday and got there in time to have dinner with Dad and Cindy. They made reservations for us at a yummy Italian restaurant. We ate and then returned to the hotel for an early bed time. The hotel was not the greatest place we've stayed but not the worst either (for the last place we could get within a half mile of the start/finish) it was just what we needed. We woke early Saturday morning, had our breakfast and walked to the start. On the way we had to stop for a "potty break" and were not sure we would make it to the start in time. Right then, they announced that we had two minutes to get there or we would not be able to start - amazingly, the lines got REALLY short. People scattered like rats to get to their starts. We made it in line just as our group was leaving and actually saw our friends and family. It was great.

The race itself was so packed and crazy. So many people and fans. We spent most of the 13 miles weaving in and out of people. Our goal was to run under 2 hours. We did awesome at pacing and finished in 1:58. Normally when we run together, we will get a block away from home and Shane will say lets race - CANNOT beat him. At the 12 mile I asked if this was the plan. He was tired and said "no." Jokingly I said "Do you want to hold my hand as we cross the finish line?" You can imagine my surprise when he said "yeah." We did to. Feet crossed the mat at the same time. We then got to thinking that if one of us had crossed the start first we could still have different times - we checked and had the exact same time. However, for the overall finish, they put Shane first - oh well.

Shane's Protection

After the race we met up for dinner with our friends and then had a night on the town. It was so much fun. I look forward to doing this again next year. Maybe, I can talk some other people into it and have a bigger group/party.

The girls: Erin, Ashlie, Me, Jen, and Mel

The boys: Shane, Chad, Neal, Brent, Lee, Eric, Kyle, and Ben

Dad and Cindy sent these two pictures to me. I think they are news clippings. You can see him and Cindy behind the camera on the first one (dad has sun glasses on and Cindy a grey shirt)

In this one you can see Dad and Cindy and Jen (other side of the camera) leaning to see the finish. I hope you can zoom in on these pictures. Click on it maybe?

Thanks for all of the support. It was needed and appreciated.