10K with Torkelson(s) and lunch with "the boys"

Saturday morning Addy and I got up early and went for a run.  Nothing to blog about, right?  But then I say that we were on vacation in Indiana and it was a 10K (6.2 miles) that people ran to train for the 500 mini-marathon and there were 1,778 running with us and it gets a little more interesting, right?  So, now your probably asking, "why?".  Well this was the best opportunity we had to run with our friend Torkelson.  He is a good friend of mine from high school and one of our teammates for the Hood to Coast relay this fall and we don't get to run together often, since he lives in Wisconsin (just north of Chicago).  Torkelson just started running this past fall, but has taken to it like a duck to water.  We have always been competitive and this is a great outlet for our long-distance shit-talk.  We are constantly pushing each other to run faster and further.  Torkelson's youngest brother, Tim, also came up to run from Bloomington.  

The weather could not have been much more perfect: cool, little windy, and sunny.  The course did a figure 8 around the canal and by IUPUI campus.  Pretty flat, too (duh, it was in Indiana).  Addy and I started at the back of the pack and passed people the whole race.  All of us had great personal times.

Brett           time 46:56  avg mile 7:33  overall finish 193rd  division finish 35th

Addy          time 54:45  avg mile 8:48  overall finish 565th  division finish 40th

Torkelson  time 1:01:08  avg mile 9:50  overall finish 950th  division finish 110th

Tim            time 1:11:29  avg mile 11:30  overall finish 1343  division finish 31st

The race was fun and it was great to see Tim.  After we cooled-off and took some pics, Tim left to head back south and Torkelson, Addy, and I headed north to pick up my brother, Zane, on the way to my parents' house.  We met up with Zane and his friends ("the boys") for brunch at Lincoln Square.  I've seen these guys grow up since they've been friends since grade school and then lived together in college.  They crack me up constantly and are way too entertaining.  This time it was Mike, Colin, and Garret.  Suffice it to say that the company was better than the food and I'm so glad that I got to see them on this trip.