Hi all. As my Mom had mentioned, I just ran in Duluth's annual marathon. It was definitely an interesting and humbling experience. It only took 5hr 15mins. Not too bad for signing up on a whim and only training for 3 months! The course is fairly scenic and takes advantage of the local topography, if you're curious you can see it here.

I had to chuckle a little about the heat in CA, I'm currently wearing a wool sweater and wool socks. The wind off Lake Superior keeps things here pretty cool at times.

Besides the marathon, life in the zenith city is pretty good. About a month ago I started working from home and telecommuting to a place down in Minneapolis. It makes things a little interesting working out of a house you're trying to renovate. But so far, so good.

Sam