No riding today. Don sleeps in until rudely awakened by a jet fly over to honor the Bataan veterans from WWII. Penny attended the opening ceremonies in the company of current military teams from the US and around the world, as well as civilian runners. At the boom of a howitzer, the race through the desert began for the approximately 4500 runners, including amputees from the Iraqi war, a very moving sight.
The race conditions were perfect, with moderate temps and cooling breezes. Penny was especially pleased to run alongside the British Army team, though not for long!
The day was rounded off with a meal with our Minnesota friends. Tomorrow the long dusty ride through Texas begins (1200 miles over 2 weeks!)!
Yours on the Road,
Don and Penny
2 comments:
Yeah! Penny. Great job on the race!!!!! Whooo--Hoooo. Glad you had fun with the MN crowd. :-)
It was so great to talk to you both today! Love the blog and the calls! Congrats, Penny, on the race!
Steve & Anna
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