RUN!

I've mentioned in some previous posts that I'm going to be running a relay this summer with Annie. We are doing the Ragnar Relay: Northwest Passage, which stretches 187 miles from Blaine to Langely, WA. The relay is in a month and I have been in training for a few.
Last month, as part of the training, Annie and I did the Starlight Run 5k in Portland. The run preceded the Starlight Parade which signifies the beginning of the annual Portland Rose Festival. Most everyone dresses up in funky/hippie/wild/Oregonian costumes and runs for fun. We put on matching BYU t-shirts and had a good time.

I am definitely not the faster runner but I was pleased with my first 5k (and with my first number and the free t-shirt). We have continued training this month and yesterday we ran for 100 minutes! Woohoo. Sound like fun? Let me tell you, I am even more enthusiastic about the half marathon we are running on the 4th of July.
Happy running!

Had things gone as planned ...

... I would be headed to Shanghai today, getting ready for my return home. I would be missing these crazy kids already ... probably just as much as I miss them now.