Happy New Year!

I made it! Twelve minute miles, when you subtract the almost 10 minutes it took me to cross the starting line.
More than 5,000 people signed up to run. If you count the bandits, like me, who didn't register, there were probably twice that many people on the starting line. If you look closely, you can see Lorenda and me in the crowd shot.

And the best part - we had fireworks for at least the first 15 minutes of the run.

At the end of the race, Lorenda posed with a pair of women who dressed up as Emerald Nuts. If I ever do this again, I'm wearing a costume for sure!