We were so excited to know that my brother Nick was going to come for Thanksgiving. Sage couldn't stop telling people: her friends, teachers, random people at the store. We were glad for her enthusiasm while waiting for her "crazy" uncle Nick to come into town.
I had a few things I wanted to accomplish with him while he was in town.
One: get him to catch the fire of running races
Two: eat a LOT of good food
Three: introduce him to the exhilarating world of the "long run"
Four: Have a fun photo shoot with a more docile subject than my ADHD children
Five: Chill, relax, catch up, laugh, create great memories
I think we accomplished all of these things!
Thanksgiving morning Nick and I joined in on a Turkey Trot 5k. It was meant to be just an enjoyable race. However, I couldn't let myself take it too easy. I still pushed myself pretty hard, and managed to pull my fastest min/mile ever and got a great new 5k PR! Given the "break" I'm taking it was quite the surprise and I'm pretty proud of my time! The $25 award money was nice too! ;) I seriously don't know how I ran that fast! Wahoo!
Nick caught the fire of racing, the thrill of a cheering crowd, the energy of running amongst so many people, and the sense of accomplishment of pushing yourself to your limit.
Way to go Nick! He seriously did awesome for his first official 5k ever!
And what a small world! I ran into my running buddy from the Bar Harbor Marathon! Even from a distance I recognized her seriously amazing body (I know that sounds creepy, but seriously she is so buff and tone - especially for a 50 year old! :) ) It was fun to see her and catch up. I know we only spent about 4 miles together during the marathon but there is just something so bonding about sharing in someone else's physical and mental struggles that connects you on a deeper level. I hope I "run" into her again soon! :)
Thanksgiving was great. Great food, great company, great conversation, great memories.
The rest of the weekend was completely relaxing with beautiful weather and fun times. Nick and I went on his longest run ever, and believe or not he's talking about doing a marathon now! That would be so fun to see him run one! Here's hoping!
We got to do a fun photo shoot, just him and I, right before he left (That post to come soon).
We really loved having him here. I'm glad he lives close enough to make these kind of visits possible and we are all already looking forward to the next one!
It's so fun to see you completely out in front! You look terrific. Fun you ran into the lady. Glad you had family to share a great Thanksgiving weekend.
Your spread looks awesome.
Posted by: Grandmere | December 02, 2011 at 12:32 AM