Shalimar, Greg and I ran in the Healdsburg Wine Country marathon and half-marathon on October 11th. What a great event! I had so much fun last year that I had to do it again.

Shalimar was running in her first half-marathon race and my brother Greg, who came in from Chicago, was running in his first full marathon. They both did really well! Shalimar had never run more than 8 miles in her training so completing her first half-marathon was extra special. Shalimar finished great at 2:45.02.8. Greg not only completed his first marathon, but he also eked under the magic 4-hour mark finishing in 3:59:30.7. Amazing! A big congratulations to both of them!

The weather was unseasonably cool and overcast throughout the entire race, but it was perfect for running. The course was a little different this time around too. I found it was a bit more difficult than last year with quite a few more rolling hills, so I was pleased to have finished faster than last year's time by about 13 minutes at 4:04:37.1. I still haven't finish under the elusive 4 hours, but there's always the next marathon... I can't wait! :-)