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| Les and his 83 year old dad |
On Sunday, March 13th, we were up at 4:00 a.m. to get to the North Shore. Les raced in the Pineapple Hill Sprint Road Race and I worked the registration. He got second in his age group!
Sunday night Les' day arrived from Guam. Bill was stationed on Guam in the 1950s during the Korean War and wanted to go back for a visit. We convinced him to extend his trip a few days and stay with us. Lots of people say they're going to come see us, but he was our first guest so we played tourist Monday through Wednesday. We visited the Polynesian Cultural Center on Monday:
I got up early and went for a run on Tuesday morning. My IT band is feeling so much better! I signed up for the Ford Island Bridge 10k on April 2nd, so I was glad to be able to run again. We then rented kayaks and headed out to the bay. I don't have a waterproof phone case, so it stayed in the car.
We woke to a short rain storm on Wednesday morning, followed by a spectacular rainbow.
Les and Bill went for a short hike (I had laundry to do that couldn't wait.)
We then drove Bill to Tantalus, showing him our running/cycling playground with its amazing views.
One more stop took us to Pearl Harbor and a tour of the USS Bowfin Submarine.
We dropped Bill off at the Honolulu airport and then it was time for me to pack! I spent Thursday through Saturday on the Big Island, attending a Ladies Conference through our church organization. Our theme was "Be" and our Thursday night banquet was filled with black and yellow and lots of laughter!
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| Cheeks for days... |
I had great plans to run. I mean, our hotel was literally steps from the finish line of the run portion of the Ironman World Championship. But time was against me - our sessions started early in the morning and finished late at night.
There was also some great eating at various restaurants (and not so great eating of meals provided by the hotel!) Spicy Shrimp Egg Rolls from Bubba Gump. With this view...
Saturday afternoon I flew back to Honolulu and went straight to our church for music practice, preparing for Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. Then it was home and another early wake up yesterday morning because Les had another race! This time it was a 40k time trial - something he's never done before. Our friend, Bill, won the whole thing. This was Les' before picture. I forgot to take an after - he was dripping with sweat! 40k (24.8 miles) in 1:13:08, average speed 20.4 mph in very windy conditions.
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| Riders going out every 30 seconds |
We've had a lot of fun, but I am very ready to get back to my normal routine!
What's new in your world? Do you ever play tourist in your own town/state?
