Indianapolis 1/2 Marathon

Well, I don't have pictures yet, but my awesome friend Tara did stick around the finish line and get some.

I don't really know how to word this post. Part of me is really excited that I finished the race, didn't throw my guts all over the place, and didn't end up with any long term injuries. The other part of me is sad that I got a cramp that went from my glutes to the back of my knee for the last few miles and so I ran it about 30 minutes slower than I planned on AND I have a wonderful running partner who waited for me, but could have taken off and done a smashing job, but she didn't. So, I have very mixed emotions about this race. I keep wondering if I'd do better if I did it again, but also feel good that it is something I accomplished because I never in a MILLION YEARS thought I would even try to do something like that. I suppose I could "what-if" for weeks, but since I can't change it, I should move forward and enjoy that I made it...all 13.1 miles, in less than 3 hours.

Oregon Coastal Scenery

Can you see the star fish?









You can't see the starfish from here, but it is a great coastal shot. (The starfish is on the rock in the lower right.)








The Devil's punch bowl.






Another view of the Devil's punch bowl.

Momma Bird

Payge is watching her older siblings closely. Chacye likes to pretend she is a birdy and sits on her eggs. Payge wanted to play too.

Oregon Coast

This week, Jillian and I are visiting the Oregon Coast while I am attending the SMEP graduate student pre-conference. We made it here before meetings start and visited some of the beautiful sites on the coast. Here are some pictures of Jillian and I on/near the beaches.

Sea Lions

I didn't expect them to be quite this big. Or noisy. Payge, you do a great otter impersonation, now try sea lion.

Light House

Jillian and I had the opportunity to see the currently functioning Yaquina Bay light house and we got to go up to the top and see the lamp.




The light house from the beach















Outside the light house









From near the top looking down









Windy hair goofy face photo (save it if you like it, Jill will probably remove it from the blog as soon as she see's it).

Slugs

While at the Devil's Punch Bowl, we found a small herd of slugs. Jill got a great close-up.