More small groupies (and a few others)...

A few months ago, one of the guys in our small group asked the guys if they would be interested in running a 5K with him in December. Three of them agreed to join him and began training. Jonathan was one of those three. So the four of them (the three who agreed to run plus the guy who asked) have been talking and planning for this run for several months. It was this past weekend. The whole event is called the Thunder Road Marathon. There is a full marathon, a marathon relay, a half marathon and a 5K. The 5K was called the Reindeer Romp. The guys' goal was to finish in under 30 minutes. This time of year, the average low temperature is 43 degrees, but not this past Saturday! Oh no! It was 17 degrees outside when I got up at 7:30 am. The race started at 8:15am and I think the temperature had climbed to a whopping 21 degrees!! They were troopers, though! With it being so cold, they all still finished in under 30 minutes. You can see the final results here. The night before the race, the Blacks hosted everyone for a carb loading dinner. Michael cooked all the food! He cooked huge amounts of ziti, whole wheat pasta, lasagna and spaghetti. He also made homemade bread! It was delicous!!!!

I was SO VERY proud of Jonathan! He had such a great time that he is already starting to look forward to running another in March! Maybe I'll join him...or NOT! Seriously though, maybe I will someday...just not this March.