Biked up to the Y this morning. Stretched then got onto the treadmill for 4.1 miles at about an 8:30ish pace. Then I headed outside for a few more miles, it was getting hot but it was going to be a quick run so not such a big deal. Ran 3.3 miles at 7:48 average pace. Went back inside, finished up with some weights, then biked home. Yesterday, my brother called me and was telling me about his trip to Clevelend - but the real point of the story was that someone there was telling him about the marathon and half marathon in Niagara falls in October. He said he was thinking about doing it. Then I said if he signed up for it then Jenny and I would, too. So, he did sign up for it (the half marathon) and I signed up for the full marathon and Jenny for the half. This will be his first half marathon - he's done a few 5k's over the past year or so. It looks like a pretty interesting course. The full starts in Buffalo, crosses into Canada and runs along the Niagara river, and ends in downtown Niagara Falls on the Canadian side. It's pretty flat with the last 2 miles slightly downhill (nice). The half covers the last 13.1 miles of the full marathon. I can kill two birds with one stone - a marathon in a new state and one in another country. This is also supposedly the only international marathon in the world. I think they have the customs situation straightened out so we won't have to stop when crossing the border.
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