Every Sunday morning for the last few months, Sara has been disappearing, leaving me and Everett to fend for ourselves for food and entertainment. What was she doing, always to return sweaty and tired? Of all the crazy things, it turns out she was running! And running for fun, not even because she was being chased by anything! What’s up with that?
On Saturday morning we headed out to Hillsboro for the half marathon she’s been training for with some of our neighborhood friends. Arriving just in time (the wait in traffic to get to the stadium and the starting line was almost as long as the run itself), the team hit the course a few minutes after the starting gun.
Everett, Chad (one of the non-running husbands), and I passed the time getting breakfast, checking out a farmer’s market, playing in a fountain, and stopping by the airport where we saw the planes last year. The organizers must coordinate schedules, because the planes were back! Everett was excited to see a P-51 just like the one he flies around the living room.
We got back to the stadium before their expected return, and Everett passed the time by trying to sneak away. He so distracted us that we completely missed Alan’s triumphant entrance into the stadium. Sorry, Alan! When the call came that the ladies were a mile out, we started to pay attention, because that meant they were only a few minutes away. Finally, Sara and Allison came around the corner and into view. Kate was a few minutes behind.
Sara ended up in 2001st place overall, but only 266th in her age/gender division. She’s the 266th fastest 30-34 year old woman in the whole area! Not too shabby. Most importantly, she managed to shave almost 25 minutes off of her time from last year.

Sara and Allison entering the stadium, about to finish.

The 34th/35th Street team celebrates their accomplishment.

Way to go, Sara! Everett and I are so proud of you!
Race results are here.