Triathlons and Babies

Well, it is Tuesday morning and I am aching. My feet are killing me. We used to run marathons together and then Babes came along in '04 and I stopped because Bri likes marathoning and I like tris....so he can marathon while I take care of the Child and I can tri while he 'babysits' (as I my mother says). Well, this year, he signed us up together for Grandma's marathon in Duluth. And we got our niece to babysit every Saturday a.m. at 7. She is 20 and I cannot believe she is willing to do that, but she is always here on the nose. Our friend, Jane, also comes over with her little girl to train with us and share childcare. Well, as we are out on a long run, one of us clearly was insane and convinced the others that we need to throw the Fargo (2nd annual) marathon into the 'training' plan as a 'training' run for Grandma's. Oh yeah, and what's not to love, there is lefse and beer the whole time. So we are going this weekend to run Fargo's 2nd marathon. My friend, Jane, also pointed out that it is going to be fun, plus there is a hot tub at mile 19. I asked her if that was for us? I do not think that will add to the fun for us. Anyway, signing off with my aching feet and all....Happy Tuesday!

Oh one more thing....got this from the Fargo Marathon Director yesterday. I think he/she has had too much beer and lefse. I mean, we have nothing to worry about. Can you figure this out?

May 15, 2006Greetings Runners –The 2nd Annual Fargo Marathon is just days away! We have over 5,700 people registered for all of the events, and it looks like our target of 6,000 will be a reality.The purpose of this letter is to provide you with some VERY IMPORTANT updates for your event, so without any additional delay, here goes:1) Marathon & ½ Marathon Directional Splits:For those of you running in the full and the ½ Marathons, you will want to take note of three very critical locations along your courses. At these locations, the ½ and Full Marathon participants will split from each other. We will have signage and volunteers at these locations, but please take note of these locations so that you do not go down the wrong course.
#1: 5th Street and 19th Avenue South – Fargo: (½ Marathon Turnaround Point)At this location, ½ Marathon Runners will make a u-turn, while Full Marathon Runners will continue to go straight.
#2: 4th Street and 2nd Avenue South – Moorhead(1/2 Marathon Split)At this location, the ½ Marathon Runners will go right (west) into Woodlawn Park, while the Full Marathon runners will continue to go straight.
#3: Elm Street and 18th Avenue North – Fargo(1/2 Marathon Split)At this location, the ½ Marathon Runners will go left (west) on 18th Avenue North, while the Full Marathon Runners will continue to go straight.