Feel the Burn 5K

Ian ran in his second 5K towards his goal for this year! There was also a 10K going on simultaneously in which some friends of ours were running. He has spent the past month reading running books, running blogs, watching YouTube running videos, and attempting to craft the perfect running footwear. Oh, and he has also been running a lot as well.

Here he is awaiting the start and apparently not wanting his photo taken:

And they're off!

After a short wait for the onlookers, they were back! 

Ian came in 3rd overall, 2nd in his age category, 

improving upon his previous time by about two minutes (19:24)! 

And wearing his homemade sandals!

He was pretty exhausted and had really pushed himself.

The sponsors had snacks for the participants.

We were anxious to see how our friends did in the 10K. 

(David S. won the 5K last January.) He was pushing a stroller this time, so he got 2nd place.

And his wife got 7th place overall. They are an impressive couple.

Sadly they are moving soon as do most of those in the military here.

And then very tragically our Canon camera died.

It just stopped working for no reason, thus putting

the future of this blog in great jeopardy.

Thanks to Janell's old iPhone, we got a couple of the awards ceremony.

Flashback Post: January in Del Rio

Good-bye to Megan

We loved having Megan visit for the holidays! We were still unpacking and setting up the house, so we didn't do too much. We went to the movies (Star Wars, of course!), tried some local cuisine, talked a lot and relaxed. She left January 2nd to return to her studies at BYU.

Missionaries!

We feed the missionaries once a month here in Del Rio. There is one pair of Elders and one pair of Sisters for the city, and we usually schedule both sets for a Sunday dinner. 

Sisters Shepherd & Angulo

The Elders thought we were so fun that they came back on a P-day to play with us. 

Elders Atagi and Forbush challenging
Dallin and Erin to a game of foosball

Then they battled with light sabers.

Fishing at Lake Amistad

The locals claim there is fish in this lake. We have yet to see/catch any.

Del Rio Chilly 5K

One of Ian's goals for 2016 is to run in three races. His first was a 5K on January 30th. He had been diligently training for the month, and his discipline paid off.

Starting off: Ian is #828 in a dark shirt

On the home stretch!

Ian ended up 6th place out of all the males, and 3rd in his age category! Way to go, Ian! His time was 21:24.6!

And he got this nice medal!