Great day on the mall!

Lots of people and lots of signs.

The weather was perfect--cool with no rain--and so many people, stretching from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. I will be interested in the crowd size that is reported. I'm guessing that it will be underestimated.

This is the "proof we were there" photo.

Demographically the crowd was a great mix. Old folks like us, teenagers, young marrieds with children, and lots of different nationalities, all well behaved--although maybe the parents of the bare-breasted young lady we walked by would disagree with that.

our upstairs guest

Zoey arrived on Thursday to stay until Bridget negotiates the move to Orlando. This is the look she gives me if I suggest that maybe she could be NICE to Henry and Eli.

Thank God she can't turn the water on herself.

Underneath that towel are two hand-knit afghans and three wool blankets--think princess and the pea.

marathon man

packet pickup the day before the race. the support crew gathers.

a little carbo loading before a pasta dinner

mile 4.5. he's a happy runner.

mile 19, passing everyone in sight

a few steps from the finish

serious debriefing

The award shirt--third place in the 70+ age group, beating the qualifying time for Boston by 16 minutes.