Marathon Day

Congrats to our friend Travis Mowers, who ran his first marathon today in Springfield – the Bass Pro Marathon. We’re not sure of the official time but it was somewhere in the neighborhood of four hours. We cheered for him at three or four places along the route.

The New York Marathon was also today. The NTY has the story of the first American to win the race since 1982. Sounds like it was a great race.

Of all the American contenders to try and break the 27-year men’s drought in the New York City Marathon, Meb Keflezighi may have represented the American dream more than any of them. Born in war-torn Eritrea, one of 11 siblings in a village with no electricity, Keflezighi now wears his American citizenship on his chest. He was the one American contender who wore the letters U.S.A. on his running top Sunday.

Our friend Mark ran in the NYC race, too. Not sure how he did, but he’s a serious runner so we’re eager to find out his time. Meanwhile, I’m still sore from Thursday, when I had my second “boot camp” class at the Y. It’s kicking my butt! I really hate exercise, but it’s a necessary evil.

UPDATE: Travis’ time was 4 hours, 17 minutes. Great time for a first run if you ask me. Mark’s time was an incredible 3 hours, 4 minutes.