Colby, am glad to see you did the Seattle 1/2 Marathon! I heard stories about the lines for the restrooms and I know using the portapotties took a lot of time. I used to wear mens 2E ASICs, btw, and have now gone to womens Brooks. I love them. The Defyance is my personal favorite but they might not have as much support as you might need. I have some pretty hefty orthotics so the more minimal shoe works well for me.

Urlea, I love that jacket!

Eclectic, there are all sorts of people in races. Even in the marathon I ran, there were all ages and sizes. I've learned to never judge by appearance because sometimes the most unlikely looking people are the most impressive.

It sounds like everyone is doing well and is surviving the winter.

I just JUST got my Garmin. I'm going out for a wet, windy, and rainy run with it tomorrow. Ten miles. My mentality is ten miles in the cold rain is FAR superior to ten miles on the treadmill. I am so excited to see my ten mile course downloaded from the Garmin though.