Vancouver Marathon

The moment you've all been waiting for. . .

Who is faster than a speeding bullet?
Who is faster than the speed of sound?

Who can leap tall buildings in a single bound?

(ok, they may run fast but Andy and James don't have that kind of vertical leap. Let's get real here people, only Superman can do that. Sheesh.)

Andy ran the marathon in 2 hours 47 minutes and 45 seconds, placing 16th overall and 4th in his age group. He beat some elite runners, beat his Seattle Marathon time by 16 minutes and was the first U.S. male to cross the finish line!

James ran it in 3 hours and 4 minutes, placing 64th overall and 16th in his age group. Not only did he beat is personal record by over 30 minutes but he qualified for Boston!

We have some lightning fast runners over here on Whidbey Island, folks.

For a little fun I present to you a study in personalities. Do you remember high school? Come on, I know most of you out there are younger than I am. Tax those brain cells.

Do you remember the quiet, studious athlete who always seemed to do well? Do you ever wonder what they would be like running a marathon?

They hear their rabid fans cheering, give a little wave, a little smile. . .

but they keep concentrating on their run. . .
stay focused and. . .
continue to run at lightning speed.

Now do you remember the class clown? The one that did well in school but always had a appropriate (or should that be INappropriate) comment when the moment called. The one who is always goofing around? Do you ever wonder what they would be like while running a marathon?

They would hear their rabid fans yelling and start doing this. . .


and this. . .

and this. . .
and the all important shot. . .(do you notice the other runner? He is laughing the whole time)
then as he passes his fans. . .he gets serious again and checks his watch to see if he lost any time while hamming it up for the camera.
Just a little food for thought.

Here they both are post-race analyzing the race and how it went.

Two successful marathoners. Boston 2010 here we come!
A few shots of what we did around Vancouver. Here is a shot of the Sky Train arriving. We took this to the finish line because it was so much easier than driving and trying to find a parking spot, etc.
Here are the two engineers driving the train. Grant is making sure of direction while Tate is checking on the passengers.
Showing off their Vancouver Marathon tattoos. They were a big hit.

Holley and I tried to leave the kids with Aunt Heidi, but she didn't like that idea. I don't know why, she seemed to know what she was doing.
Overall a great couple of days in Vancouver. Can't wait for Boston!