Gasparilla Half

Ryan completed the Gasparilla Half Marathon this morning, and got his BEST time ever!  He finished in 2:33:59!  The kids and I got up at 4am and headed to downtown Tampa with him!  Trust me, my tired kids were even MORE tired of being part of the Over-Achieving-McGregor-Clan after their big weekend of early starts and races!  HA!  It was fun to watch him, and he did SO GREAT... we are VERY proud of him!

Arriving at the Convention Center... 2 VERY Sleepy-Peeps! 

Early morning shot of Tampa General Hospital... Great reflection in the water!

A benefit for being up so early.... Great sunrise!  This is after the race started, and while we were waiting to see Ryan at mile 6.7... the kids had eaten breakfast, so they are smiling!

Here he comes, with his arms up!  Half way done!

There was a full marathon going on at the same time, and this guy was the winner... he finised BEFORE Ryan finished the HALF!  Take a guess where he's from... Here's a clue, he finished FIRST!  At the Expo, they sell running shirts that say, "In my mind, I am a Kenyan".  No kidding.  Ok, he's from Kenya.  But before you think he did ALL GREAT, he finished about 5 minutes slower than his LAST marathon.  Last week. 

And OUR man of the hour, crossing over the finish!  (Keep in mind that Ryan crossed the START line 1 minute and 40 seconds into the race, so his actual time is FASTER than the clock time here).  So proud of him!

You can see the Finish line over Ryan's right shoulder! 

Congrats, RYAN!!!