Goofy is complete.....

We completed the marathon portion of the Goofy Challenge yesterday in 5:57:19. We took a lot of pictures with the different characters along the course both days with a disposable camera, which added a lot of minutes to our race time, but we were never concerned about a time, just covering the distance and taking in all the atmosphere. After the marathon we headed to Magic Kingdom and spent the rest of the day there....the walking around helped work out the muscle stiffness. Really, the hardest thing about this was getting up at 2:30 am two days in a row.

More pix from Sunday....

One-Third Done

We completed the 1/2 today in just under 3 hours and took a bunch of pictures with he disposable camera.....now it is relax time and an early bedtime for the marathon tomorrow for when our magical alarm clock goes off at 2:30 a.m....

Disney-Day 2 Pix

Today was a rest day with nothing on the agenda....spent some time at the pool and did very little. We did go to Downtown Disney and saw "Gran Torino." If you have not seen this, put it at the top of your list. It is the best movie I have seen in quite a while. Now it is time to crawl into bed and wait for that alarm to go off at 2:30 a.m.....

Goofy....day one pix

We are staying at the Pop Century Resort....arrived, checked in, picked up our packets, grabbed something to eat, took a nap, and got a nice run in along the lake. Later, we grabbed some dinner with some TNT'ers....

Goofy Bound...

We head out for Orlando early in the morning....looks like sunny and mid 70's every day! Hopefully that forecast holds for a nice 13.1 on Saturday and 26.2 on Sunday.

One down, one to go.....

I finished one of the stained glass windows and have both panels mounted in. The first picture was from outside last night with the light from inside shining through the glass out into the night (with the boards supporting casting a shadow from inside).

The next two pictures show the finished and the unfinished windows from the inside.....

I can't wait to get the second one started.....

A Good Start....

After a long night out, we headed out on New Year's day and did the KCTC's annual run. Last year, the trails were icy and snow packed....this year, it was smooth sailing.....a nice easy 10 miles. The wind was howling but most of the course was sheltered so it was not really an issue. It was a nice last long training run for the Goofy challenge....this time next week, we will be in Florida.

Happy New Year......

It looks like 2008 will finish up at 836 miles pounded on the pavement. Hopefully that number moves back up in 2009 into quadruple digits...

Merry Christmas...

Projects....

The crown molding is stained and installed. The Venetian plaster is all but done on the entire ceiling......it took forever to do but it was worth it.



.....now I get to start on the flooring, the replacement of my 3 remaining hollow crap doors, and my stained glass for the windows on each side of the fireplace.....once the stained glass is done, it will replace the white mini blinds in the picture above. I actually have one panel already cut so the grinding of the glass will start today...

Kiawah Island Marathon weekend

We headed out for Charleston this weekend for the Kiawah Island Marathon. We finished at 5:09:12, completing marathon #71 and state #34 (marathon geeks). The marathon was on the 6th which also happens to be Kim's birthday. The marathon was a double loop that ran through the Kiawah resort, including some incredible houses. The Charleston area was great....this is one we may need to come back some time to spend some more time. Some pix....

The view out of our hotel room. A slot for your boat can be yours for $119,000....
We always manage to find a local brewery everywhere we go.
Charleston from the water at sunset.
The Atlantic Ocean from Kiawah Island.

Kiawah Island

We are heading east to South Carolina for the Kiawah Island Marathon this weekend. It looks like we are getting out of town just in time to miss some crappy weather....it looks like a high of 57 degrees for race day on Saturday. If all goes well, this will be state number 34.