May the Fourth Be With You!!
Posted by John Tackett on Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Under: Ramblings
Today is May 4th, International Star Wars Day, hence the title of the post. Hard to believe that we are entering the 5th month of the year. Wow!!
Since my last post about 3 weeks ago, I have been a busy runner. I did the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, coming in 6th for my age group with a time of 3:30:21, and then this past Saturday 05/01, I ran a 10K in College Park. My time for was 50:04, one of my slower times, but remember I had run a marathon just 8 days earlier, so I am entitled to be off my mark.
Upcoming runs for me include the Army Hooah 10k run from College Park to Fort McPherson. The ATC Fathers Day 4 miler, and of course the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th. It will be my 6th year running in the event. And of course later this year in my next marathon, the NYC marathon. We just booked our airline tickets for the trip.. 5 days in "The Big Apple."
On the Aquarium front, Brenda and I were both recently given certificates for a free dive/swim at the aquarium. So we have decided to take diving lessons and become dive certified. We have started reading the manual and getting up to speed on it all. Hopefully by the end of the summer, we will be certified and take a dive in the big tank at the aquarium.
In just over 2 weeks, a good friend of mine, Ben Collier, and I will be heading up to Mountain City, GA for the Warrior Dash. According to thier website, "Warrior Dash is the ultimate event for thrill-seeking athletes." Basically it is a 5k obstacle course. Brenda thinks I have lost it for wanting to do this, but it is just another jolt of adrenaline for my system. Ben and I are looking forward to the challenge. I am sure there will be pictures to share with you all.
Well, let me call it a night and close this post. Remember, "In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
Since my last post about 3 weeks ago, I have been a busy runner. I did the Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon, coming in 6th for my age group with a time of 3:30:21, and then this past Saturday 05/01, I ran a 10K in College Park. My time for was 50:04, one of my slower times, but remember I had run a marathon just 8 days earlier, so I am entitled to be off my mark.
Upcoming runs for me include the Army Hooah 10k run from College Park to Fort McPherson. The ATC Fathers Day 4 miler, and of course the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th. It will be my 6th year running in the event. And of course later this year in my next marathon, the NYC marathon. We just booked our airline tickets for the trip.. 5 days in "The Big Apple."
On the Aquarium front, Brenda and I were both recently given certificates for a free dive/swim at the aquarium. So we have decided to take diving lessons and become dive certified. We have started reading the manual and getting up to speed on it all. Hopefully by the end of the summer, we will be certified and take a dive in the big tank at the aquarium.
In just over 2 weeks, a good friend of mine, Ben Collier, and I will be heading up to Mountain City, GA for the Warrior Dash. According to thier website, "Warrior Dash is the ultimate event for thrill-seeking athletes." Basically it is a 5k obstacle course. Brenda thinks I have lost it for wanting to do this, but it is just another jolt of adrenaline for my system. Ben and I are looking forward to the challenge. I am sure there will be pictures to share with you all.
Well, let me call it a night and close this post. Remember, "In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
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