Rick completed his first marathon in about 4 hours and he felt pretty good afterwards too. He said it took about 10 minutes just to cross the starting line. Yes, the starting line...no typos here. I don't think he'll complete another one. Too crowded, but he said it was cool to run through various parts of Denver and saw some great neighborhoods and parks. I'm sure he'll complete several more trail half-marathons. That's more his style. He loves being outdoors and he definitely prefers smaller venues.
We also got a night (an over-nighter that is) without the kiddos. My mom and step-dad came over to babysit and the kids had a blast playing with them. Rick and I stayed at The Sheraton in downtown Denver and it was in a great location, along 16th St. mall. (An outside walking mall. The road is closed to all vehicles except buses.) And it was super close to the start/finish line at Civic Center Park. The park separates the State Capital and the gov't buildings. After getting a night away we realized how desperately we need to take advantage of date nights.
Our room was HUGE!
What a wonderful weekend, beautiful weather and great accomplishments for Aidan and Rick. Way to go!
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Congrats to Rick & Aidan on their marathons. Way to GO!!!!! I am so glad you got to have some time away from your kiddos...we all need that once in a while :-)! Have a great week!
Congrats...I cna truthfully say that although we'd jump at the chance to stay downtown, you'll never see an adult from this household running a marathon.
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