Bees

Yesterday this swarm of honey bees showed up in our front yard! Kind of fun.

Lake Tahoe Half

I finished!! I was faster than I thought: 2:57:13. Not super, but this is the first time doing a half marathon. Maddy, Karl and I had a great time. The weather was perfect. The first 10 miles were great. I accomplished those in 2 hours. The last 3 weren't so good and took almost an hour to do. The last 200 yards to the finish line were torture. I just wanted to lay down and cry (I waited for Maddy and found some water and then cried). I learned a lot of things doing this half marathon. First, I need to train a bit more to be able to get faster and be stronger at the end. Second, I'll remember to bring my camera to the starting line and then the race people bring it to the finish line. I was sad to not get any pics of the gorgeous Lake Tahoe. Third, sunscreen. Last and most importantly, I discovered that I could do this. I was so nervous. But I did it. And I'll do it again...just not anytime soon.

Next spring...start training...in 2 weeks (I've got to recover first).
Here's a map of the course.