Marathon Man

Richard did it again! He ran the St. George Marathon yesterday and finished with a new PR (Personal Record). He finished the race with a time of 2:49:21. He finished in eighth place for his age division and 50th overall (out of about 7000 runners!). This was after he had just finished setting a PR in the Logan Marathon two weeks ago! He ran that race in 2:53, so he finished four minutes faster. Richard is one fast runner!

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In addition to placing in the St. George Marathon, Richard also completed the 2009 Grand Slam. The Grand Slam is a series of four marathons that he ran during the year, and his total times for all four races were compared with the total times of all the other competitors who ran the Grand Slam series. Richard came in SECOND PLACE overall in that competition! We are sure proud of our Marathon Man. Now maybe he can give those legs a little rest.

In other news, our little baby Boston is seven weeks old today. Last night he slept in his own room for the first time AND he slept from 10 p.m. until 5:30 a.m.! I guess I can truly say that he can sleep through the night now. Throughout this week he's been sleeping a little longer every night. I have to admit, though, that I woke up at 4:30 a.m. in a panic because I hadn't heard him all night. We are definitely fortunate to have such a good baby who knows how to sleep, but it's sort of sad, too. Everytime he reaches one of these little milestones it is a reminder of how fast he is growing and changing.