Overnight

Unplanned until the day before - a rare overnight with daughter Sarah in Lexington.  It was the best time!

I was pulling into town on Friday earlier than Sarah, so I went to Keeneland to pick up Sarah's race packet for the next day.  So many runners and their families, and I was able to get Sarah's set of shot glasses for her fifth year running.  Run the Bluegrass is a huge race, billed as American's prettiest half marathon, plus a seven-mile run.

There are little whiskey barrels for the top three finishers in each age group, and these were once again elusive for Sarah, who placed 5th of 250 in her age group.  She was less than a minute behind the second place finisher, really excellent since she doesn't have the training time some other runners do.  Maybe next year for that.

We stayed at the downtown Hyatt, courtesy of credit card points.  Dinner and basketball on Friday night.  Cheers from down the hall at midnight when University of Kentucky won.  (They lost on Sunday in overtime.)

After the race we ate at Joe Bolognas, which we always enjoy.  It's an Italian restaurant in an old synagogue with stained glass windows.  A quick stop at the art exhibit at the 21c Museum Hotel.  And then to the local brewery for their annual birthday party.  Free glasses and cupcakes.  The glasses say, "Are we in heaven?  West Sixth is 7."

And just like that, we were in our vehicles, heading in separate directions.  It poured, really poured, coming into Cincinnati, but it was a good trip home for both of us.