We’re again house once more with the children this week and doing our greatest to keep away from dying from jet lag and every part we packed within the final 1.5 weeks.

We have been invited over to a good friend’s home to have fun the current marathon performances of Jared Ward, Conner Mantz, and Clayton Younger. You’ll by no means meet extra humble people, despite the fact that they’re the quickest in our nation.

The youngsters cherished each second of this social gathering… it was on the most unbelievable home ever:

We love this stir-fry sauce.

Brooke had Egypt Day at college!

And it’s by no means too quickly within the season to get began on the entire peppermint treats, in my view.

Let’s take a couple of moments to rewind to the night time of the Budapest Marathon.

We have been on the most superb Georgian restaurant (really the most effective restaurant I’ve ever eaten at… and for as soon as, I’m not exaggerating) along with the Metropolis Sightseeing group. All of us turned such good buddies as we spent hours collectively at eating places and touring Hungary. They informed us they’d a shock for us, however I didn’t assume twice about the rest as a result of they’d already spoiled us past perception.

The night time earlier than the race, the CEO known as and informed our hosts that if one in every of us have been to win the marathon, he would deliver the entire group out to the following spherical in Seville, Spain. They didn’t inform us this earlier than the race as a result of they didn’t wish to stress anybody as a result of they wished us to run simply the way in which we felt like working that day. Andrew is grateful they didn’t inform us this as a result of he thinks I might have ripped each of my hamstrings making an attempt to win so quickly after the St George Marathon🤣. BUT Mitch (aka Superman) naturally felt like going out with the lead males after which deciding whether or not or not to stick with them based mostly on how he was feeling (he ran Chicago in 2:20 the weekend earlier than🤯). He felt nice and led your entire race. He gained. All of us freaked out that we have been with the marathon winner and that he had such a terrific day.

We have been all on cloud 9 after the race due to how nicely everybody did and the way good the meals and dialog have been, after which the CEO FaceTimed us. He was so type about everybody’s accomplishments that day after which stated he wished to ask us to run the Seville Marathon. Mitch, Andrew, and I all stated, “Sure, sometime we’d love to return out and run that marathon,” pondering we’d all want to save lots of as much as make it occur. After which he clarified he supplied to take us all there to run the marathon this February! Bills coated. I went into full shock. I legit felt like I gained the lottery AGAIN (the primary time being after I opened my e mail from them concerning the Hungary marathon).

Mitch gained a visit for us to all go to Spain now! Metropolis Sightseeing has been past beneficiant to us, and I’m nonetheless in disbelief. We’re planning on bringing our youngsters with us this time and going to discover Spain with our youngsters and our new finest buddies there.

I took one week off after StG and at the least ten days off after Budapest to begin coaching for Seville! I can not imagine it.

They’ll host three further runners to return by their contest once more (finest story, quickest male, and quickest feminine), so apply, and perhaps you’ll be part of us in Spain!!! Apply HERE!

Sunday night time, earlier than we discovered concerning the journey to Spain, we have been so unhappy about perhaps by no means seeing our new buddies once more. It made me tear up occupied with it. Hugging them that night time and saying, “See you quickly” was the most effective current ever.

Spain, right here we come!

I really like these people a lot.

After I requested Andrew if he would do the Seville Marathon, he responded, “I’ll make the sacrifice for you of watching the children and skip working it this time.” That’s so selfless of him;).

However I feel I would be capable to persuade him over the following few months to do it.

Who has been to Spain?! Inform me every part!!!

What are the chances you assume I’ll be capable to persuade Andrew to run Seville?

Anybody else on fall break?

-Ours simply began, and we determined to take the children tenting… nothing like tenting with 4 youngsters whereas nonetheless recovering from Jet Lag;)

Who can be in marathon coaching throughout the winter?