The first marathon we did was Mercedes in Birmingham. We did it as a "training run" for Italy and ended up running what will probably be the best marathon of my life. 3:54. Where in the hell that came from, I'll never know!
Official chip time: 3:54 :)
A month later we packed our bags and headed to Italy to run the Maratona di Roma. We got there on a Friday, raced on Sunday and spent the rest of the two weeks eating & drinking our way through Italy. I can't even begin to describe how amazing it was! If you're friends with Philip on Facebook, you can check out our pics. Two albums full of the best two weeks of our life!
Rome
Florence
Florence
Venice
Sirmione
Siena
Tuscany
Umbria
Orvieto
Since coming home, we've tried to keep things under control and rest a little bit but for whatever reason that's not in our DNA. April 21st we ran the Finish on the 50 10k here in Auburn. As you can probably tell, you finished the race on the 50 yard line in the stadium. I'd have to say it was pretty cool. Philip ran a super fast 43 minutes and I got a PR, 49:19! It was hot as hell and there was only 1 water stop at mile 2. But somehow I managed not to pass out and run pretty well.
We've got a lot of stuff coming up in the next few weeks. Just when I think we might slow down a bit, life seems to get busier than ever.
