A first-six years in the making

I finally had my first girls only weekend since I was married almsot six years ago. Doint things with my little family is so much fun that I try to take them wherever I go, but this time I left them to fend for themselves. And what did we do for fun? We went running of corse! We went for the Bentonville, Arkansas half marathon. Walmart has treated the town well, and the area is quite pretty.

This one is for laughs, because there is a rush before every race for the little blue rooms.Be forwarned, some of the pictures are nerdy, but they are what I've got. In my head I look so much more athletic while I'm running.

After the race Finsihing times

I didn't run the whole thing because I wanted to cheer on the girls, didn't want to pay the entry fee (because I didn't train for the race, and didn't want to just drop the cash), but Kristen wants to run a race in all 50 states, and I wanted to help her reach her goal, and couldn't resist a little fun. We had a blast driving down to Arkansas. Tiffany and Kristen are such funny women that the five hours went by so fast. We had fun hanging out and telling stories. Race day was great for me because I had no reason to get nervous. I took photos and carried their water, and ran with them both for a little (Kristen was cruising too fast for me to keep up for long). Tiffany and I chatted for the last 9 miles or so and she made her time goal, which is always great. We stopped for lunch then headed back to our beloved men. It was a little quieter on the way home because we were all beat. Thanks to my friends for the adventure, the memories are already cherished.