We had a wonderful time in Mesquite, thanks to my awesome friends and family. Ardie was there with her hubby, Laurel was there with her hubby ( from Orange County) and Gary and Ernie and last but not least my dear parents. We arrived Friday and picked up our bib numbers and tee shirts and visited with everyone. Had fun gambling, playing the penny slots and stayed up late because Ernie had a hot machine and I could hardly break away from the excitement. My parents took us out to dinner at Katherines at the Casablanca, that was probably the nicest pre-race meal I have ever had. They spoil us rotten and are so much fun! Ardie, Laurel, Stan and I got on the bus at 6:30am. We huddled around in the wind for about a half hour before the race started. We had horrible strong head winds the whole way, which made the race really difficult. I enjoyed running thru the desert, but hated the wind, good thing it wasn't too cold. I felt like I was working real hard, but moving like I was in slow motion, sometimes the wind would be so strong it would make my foot bump into my other foot and about trip me over. The results have not been posted, but my garmin said 3 hours, but my distance showed 13.38, so I am hoping my time was 2:something, but whatever..... we had a great time, and I would do it again. I enjoyed a soak in the mineral pools and a massage at Casablanca after the race, which was pure heaven. After the massage, Harold and I went for a drive with my folks and then we had dinner at some divey Mexican Resturant that turned out to be fabulous ( or maybe I was just starving to death). We drove home Sunday morning after checking out Sun River with my parents. I want to move there when I grow up, what great place to retire. I will post my time when they post it on the website. I would recommend this race for a fun weekend in the sun in November.
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