William and Jack Baptism

On Sunday we shared an important and very special event with family and friends. We were part of William and Jack's baptism.

For several reasons we decided to have the baptism at our church's evening service. It turned out really nice. We had a casual meal at our house before church and the weather was fantastic.
The boys did very well during the baptism. Both were awake and wide-eyed and didn't mind the water on their forehead.

The pastor attempted the double-hold to pray for both of them. Unfortunately William started squirming, so the prayer was cut a little short.

Riverbank Run 2011

I completed one of my 2011 goals yesterday, running the Riverbank without shoes. I didn't accomplish the pure barefoot goal, but ran the whole race using five-finger Vibrams.

This year my training consisted of running 3-4 miles once a week through March, and then weekend runs of 6, 7, 10, 12, and 6 miles in April and May. Minimal training and the results showed.

I was able to run a consistent race and didn't walk until the final 1.5 miles. Jason and I ran together most of the race, which was a very nice distraction.

Mile 1 - 11:00

Mile 2 - 11:00

Mile 3 - 10:21

Mile 4 - 10:29

Mile 5 - 10:34

Mile 6 - 10:22

Mile 7 - 10:45

Mile 8 - 10:33

Mile 9 - 10:44

Mile 10 - 11:08

Mile 11 - 10:18
Mile 12 - 10:48

Mile 13 - 10:18

Mile 14 - 11:00

Mile 15 - 13:50

FINAL: 2:48:26

This was my 7th consecutive Riverbank. I plan to keep the streak alive going forward, but hope I can train just a little bit more.