Obihiro Marathon 2005

Kevin, Jess & Jonah after finishing 10 km event
Originally uploaded by kuckibaboo.

The Obihiro Marathon was held on June 26 and we had a great turnout of "gaijin" from the Tokachi region. Raquel and Kellie did the 3 km event which they had planned on walking but ended up running when they realized that even the old folks were running! This was Kellie's "first and last race"!. Kevin, Jess and Jonah did the 10 km with Kevin and Jess finishing in just under an hour. This was Jonah's first race and he finished about 12 seconds over the hour mark. Nice work Jonah! Kajsa and Clint ran the 20 km event and they came in at about 2 hours 13 minutes. This was Kajsa's longest race and she was planning on it taking 2.5 hours so she finished with a great time as well.

After the race we headed over to Clint's inlaws' house for a BBQ and the rain stopped just in time for the grill to get nice and hot. We had a great time gathered around the grill, sharing stories, sake and food with everyone.