Another quick update before our next race.
A few weeks ago we ran another 5k. This time Coach Guv’nah ran along with us.
As you can see from the picture, we had quite a successful day. Both students placed in their respective age groups, one first and one second.
And coach placed second in his age group. Sadly, I missed placing 3rd in my age group by about 20 seconds. But 3 out of 4 isn’t too bad, I think.
We’ve got another race coming up next weekend. Stay tuned for results!
Touch Mugs and Keep it Clean
National Anthem
No, Sarah Palin wasn’t invited. In fact, this tea party had nothing to do with politics. This tea party actually involved tea, believe it or not.
In one corner, a 50-some year old British man who spent his life in the land of afternoon teas. For years, he perfected the craft of tea consumption.
In the other corner, a 30-some year old American who has only in the past 10 years developed a passion for tea-drinking. A late-comer and clear underdog in this contest.
After an impromptu singing of our respective anthems, the tea drinking began. And let me tell you, there’s nothing like racing to see who can drink a scalding hot beverage the fastest.
We were neck and neck most of the evening, but I surged ahead to take the lead and clinch the victory for Americans everywhere, 8 cups to 7.
With a scalded tongue and a full bladder, I raised my arms in victory to chants of, “USA! USA!”
Later that night, I realized the consequences a drinking over a gallon (4+ liters) of hot tea. Kidneys working overtime to send me to the bathroom every 15 minutes until 3 am.
Mr. Tea Oversees the Carnage
The Conciliatory Handshake
Here is a recap of the first quarter of our year at ICSV! Enjoy!
ICSV’s Cross Country season is well underway. I have two dedicated runners this year, and we’ve been having a lot of fun! Since there really isn’t an opportunity to run against other schools here, we enter races around the city where they can compete within their age group.
Our first 5K race resulted in one of my runners placing 3rd in her age group, earning a nice little trophy.
Our second race was a bit of an adventure. It was supposed to be 6.6km long, but it turned out that people ended up running different distances. Due to an error on the course, the fastest runners were pointed the wrong direction and only ran 3.6 km. Some others knew the course and ran the correct distance. And then there were the rest of us who ended up running 7.3km. Oops. Despite all this, the team did well, and would have won an award or two if there wasn’t so much confusion about the results.
Stay tuned for more updates and results!
So I finally got around to updating our main website. Hopefully you like it. And if you don’t, just don’t tell us.
Check it out! We’ll still be maintaining this blog and Tricia’s photo blog, but we’ve consolidated both those into this one page.
Also, we’ve started a Facebook group where we can share quick ministry updates, prayer requests, and other such things. We tried to do this with Twitter last year, but I think this will be a better fit. It’s a private group, so you’ll have to request membership. Don’t be offended if it takes a day or two to approve you. 🙂
Also, we listed some other ways you can support us beyond dropping a check in the mail.
We do appreciate all of you who support us in so many ways and look forward to continuing to partner with you in ministry.