Well, we did it...we participated in the annual Mini Marathon in downtown Indianapolis! The weather started off a bit gloomy, but the sun came out and the weather stayed around 75 - which was perfect for the 13.1 miles!!! The race starts and finishes downtown...and miles 6-8 are around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (where the Indy 500 takes place). This is the largest Half Marathon in the country!
This was Mike's 9th running and he finished with a time of 1:57:04. This was not his best finish (he ran a 1:49 in both 2003 and 2005)...but he did not train for this year's race AT ALL. So we're proud of him. This year he ran with Rick Falcione again, who improved his time by almost 10 minutes! Way to go boys! By the way, Mike saw the beautiful race car driver Danika Patrick while he was running on the track...he had enough breath in him to say hello...and he's proud to say she waved and said hi back. Flirting while racing...who knew?
This was Kelly's 6th year participating (and just her second time walking!). She was given the o.k. to walk by her OBGYN only if she had a partner (who'd want to walk it alone?!?) and could carry a conversation the entire time. The conversation part was easy, as she convinced Rick's wife Katie Falcione to join her in the pursuit. They finished with a time of 3:18:32. Both girls found running less painful at times than walking the entire 13 miles. Kelly would have never finished without Katie's support (and the endless supply of snacks stored in her sports bra!!!).
Watch out, we'll be back next year to do it all over again! Pictures to come soon!
This was Mike's 9th running and he finished with a time of 1:57:04. This was not his best finish (he ran a 1:49 in both 2003 and 2005)...but he did not train for this year's race AT ALL. So we're proud of him. This year he ran with Rick Falcione again, who improved his time by almost 10 minutes! Way to go boys! By the way, Mike saw the beautiful race car driver Danika Patrick while he was running on the track...he had enough breath in him to say hello...and he's proud to say she waved and said hi back. Flirting while racing...who knew?
This was Kelly's 6th year participating (and just her second time walking!). She was given the o.k. to walk by her OBGYN only if she had a partner (who'd want to walk it alone?!?) and could carry a conversation the entire time. The conversation part was easy, as she convinced Rick's wife Katie Falcione to join her in the pursuit. They finished with a time of 3:18:32. Both girls found running less painful at times than walking the entire 13 miles. Kelly would have never finished without Katie's support (and the endless supply of snacks stored in her sports bra!!!).
Watch out, we'll be back next year to do it all over again! Pictures to come soon!
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