I totally redeem myself!

Well, just when I think that I couldn't possibly do anything dumber, I go and totally redeem myself! When you start your weekend off jumping in an ocean full of sharks, at 1 am, while breathing through a tube, it really doesn't seem like it can get much dumber, but of course where there's a will there's a way! You see for some reason, I decided that even though I haven't run more than 100 yds since freshman PE, it would be a good idea to join in the adventure of running a relay around the island. Yes, I know, it does sound pretty stupid but it is amazing what peer pressure will do to you. At one point it even sounded fun!

Anyway, we had a team of 10 that split up the 25 mile course. The legs ranged from 1.4 to 2.9 miles and included hills, valleys, and everything in between. My leg was only about 1.8 miles which sounded better than most, but it turns out that 3/4 of it was straight up! Anytime you are reading the leg description and it ends with "at the top of Mt William", you know it is going to be a long day! Lets just say that although I made it to the end, it was not the prettiest sight. In fact, speaking of unpretty sights, this would probably be a good time to talk about the team uniforms. I suppose the best place to start is by saying 8 of the 10 members of our team were women and that they decided we should all have matching shirts.

Their oversight however, was that when they selected a style for the shirt they neglected to take into account the potential for varying body styles, shapes, and sizes, and quickly settled on THE AMERICAN WIFE BEATER! It didn't take long for Chuck and I to realize their flaw and refuse to use the shirts. (We didn't think it would be fair to use such intimidation tactics!) However, as the race wore on and we approached my leg it became apparent to me that we may in fact need to use them! So in good team spirit I stretched that little shirt to it's max and jumped on the line. . . however from the results of the race I think it must have been too little too late. We finished the race 43 out of 45 followed closely by two "Junior"(8-14 yr old) groups. Aside from the running and the near heart attack the event was very enjoyable and we were very excited that we didn't come in last.


After the race we watch some of the award presentations and then went to Hanna's pool to relax.

Later Sunday, Tangra and I took the boys to the bar and grill across the street to listen to the live band and eat some dinner. It was very nice to spend a little time with the family again before Tangra got back to studying.

Till Later,

Matt