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!
...a GREAT day indeed.
ReplyDeleteIt was, Tom!
DeleteYou must be the top family.
ReplyDeleteI wondered if there were other family groups like ours, but didn't really see any. Might have been there though.
DeleteAwesome that you had a great time! How are your knees now? Still painful and better?
ReplyDeleteThanks, Angie! Knees, well, some days better, some not. But slowly improving.
DeleteSeems like loads of fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was, Iris!
DeleteSo many runners in your family—fast ones, too! Sounds like a great day.
ReplyDeleteBeats me where they get it from. Certainly not from me. Every time I tried running, I ended up sick.
DeleteWhat a great event! When I first saw your title, I thought you were mad about something. Glad to read that it was something else entirely!
ReplyDeleteI know, right? Funny name for a fun race!
DeleteSounds like a great family day! What fun!
ReplyDeleteIt was, Leslie!
DeleteWhat were they racing? kayaks, canoes?
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful day to cheer so many of the family on.
Kayaks, although there were a few canoes. But it was a triathlon, so there were bike and run parts too.
DeleteThat sounds like such a fun day with so many family and friends! Love the photos, too. I ralized when I tried to respond to your blog comment that I didn't have your email (which is how I reply). So, two questions you asked -- Haricots vert are French style green beans -- thin ones. And Pooh Sticks is a game from Winnie the Pooh -- you stand on one side of a bridge and drop sticks in the water, rush to the other side and see whose comes out first. I later looked this up on Wikipedia and it has become a far bigger deal than I thought! As always, thanks for coming by!
ReplyDeleteThank you for explaining that! I guess I actually had some of those beans this weekend. They are very good. And the game is new to me!
Delete80 pounds? That’s a very lot! So happy to see you and with all your family and friends! Congratulations to all!
ReplyDeleteYes, he was determined . It was affecting his health.
DeleteI'm proud of them all...I could never have done a race like this in my life!
Oh this sounds like it was a wild time for both the contestants and the observers, and how wonderful to have to many family and friends all together. I'm envious! I have a very small family.
ReplyDeleteRegarding the previous commenter, I've played Pooh sticks all my life, whenever i get near a river/bridge.
It was wonderful, and just such fun.
DeleteLearning something new every day. I need to teach my great grands about this game!