30°f/-1°C in POCO (Pocahontas county) this morning. Brrr.
What a day! We had a fantastic time at the Great Greenbrier River Race yesterday, the best part being so many family members there. And friends too. We were quite a crowd!
Family include three of my four sons, two of whom were competing, 4 granddaughters (2 competing), one daughter-in-law (also competing), a great-grandson, two granddaughter' partners, a nephew (competing), his wife and daughter, and of course me and Larry.
Then there were granddaughter Sarah's two friends who came all the way from Colorado, my oldest son George's good friend from college days (he and his daughter competing), son Aaron's friends from a running group who competed with him as a team, and a few other various friends.
So, how did they do? George came in 5th in his age group, and 22nd out of 209 male competitors. His daughter Grace was 3rd in her age group, Sarah was 3rd in her age group, daughter-in-law Jaime was 2nd in her group, and Aaron's team took 2nd in men's teams. Not bad!
The competitors:
Nephew John Boyd was the most inspirational of all, though. In the past year he lost 80 pounds and has worked hard to get in shape. He finished in about the middle of the pack, which wZ an amazing accomplishment coming from where he was a year ago. What a guy.
The rain stopped just before race time, and it was a beautiful day all round. Can't wait for next year!
More photos tomorrow!
