13.1 miles later...

Yay - we finished! I think we look so happy here because the end is in sight, finally (thanks, Julie for cheering us on and taking some pics!). We didn't quite meet our goal of finishing in under 2 hours, but we came pretty close. And no, we didn't plan to wear coordinating Christmas-colored shirts - it just worked out that way somehow.

Irvine is nice and flat, but we realized (too late!) that it was a ridiculously inane course in general - lots of running in circles, and lots of annoying bottlenecks on the narrow bike path parts:Maybe next time, I'll look at the course map before signing up.

But hey, at least it wasn't raining.

We got beat by a lot of old men, jr. highers, and even some 10-year olds. The worst is that some girls dressed up in elaborate felt elf costumes finished before us, too. Oh well.

Next up: Surf City USA Half-Marathon on Superbowl Sunday. Join us!

Take luck! You too!

Okay, Brian Regan is frickin' hilarious. Julie and I went with the McKays to see his show last night, and we were all rolling on the floor laughing the whole time. He had lots of new material since we saw him last time, and I always enjoy his old stuff, too. Thanks to Brian Regan, I crack up whenever I toast a poptart or eat a fig newton. His "showhorses" bit was one that we were rooting for during his encore, but didn't get to hear. So if you get a chance, listen to it here instead.

Give 'em the Axe!

We won! I can't believe it, especially considering our otherwise pathetic season. There were quite a few scary moments there at the end, but what a fun game to watch! Now if only we can hang onto that Axe for another few years. Go Card!