Long run yesterday. Oof, my legs are sore!

Weekend was fun. Friday night, George and I had sushi, then met Colin & Polly at Kerry’s Irish pub, where one of George’s colleague’s band was playing. It was lots of fun. We were the only people sitting near the stage (except for an old toothless man) so they were playing our requests. Went to the pub for a bit afterwards.

Saturday was spent recovering from Friday night and doing some gift-shopping. After that, went by the pub for a bit for one of George’s friend’s birthday party. Then it was off to Emily’s house to meet her and Peggy for our trip to Diamondhead.

Emily has a massive Great Dane. I wanted to take him home with me, but he wouldn’t fit in my car, so I guess she won’t have to worry about me doggy-napping him. Dang, he was so big – he came up to my chin! I was afraid he’d jump up on me, but I’m sure he’s trained not to – he’d be 10 feet tall!

So we left for Diamondhead, stopping for dinner at Cracker Barrel on the way. Yum! Then on to the hotel. Watched Miss America (btw, Miss Maryland was robbed!) and went to sleep.

Woke up to the sound of thunder. Oops. Looked out the window, there was lighting. Yikes. But by the time we met Patience, drove the course, parked, and got ready to run, the weather had cleared up and we were able to run.

17 miles we did, and though it was tough, we made it okay. It started to get pretty warm near the end, so Emily and Peggy walked the last two miles or so while I ran most of it. Not too bad, even if it took us forever. (Again, we’re having problems with stopping too often and for too long.) But at least we finished.

Next weekend is 10-12 miles, thank goodness.