Instead of posting these individually, I decided to put them all in one.  Enjoy

In early February, Joe decided to race the Tarantula. It’s a race he’s done before out at the red sands in Alamogordo.  The kids and I drove out to cheer him on and had a really good time.

Unfortunately those are all the pictures I took.  I had the boys by myself and trying to keep them from getting run over by motorcycles was a major feat. It was also pretty windy and we witnessed a horrible crash that kind of tainted the rest of the day. I’m really proud of Joe, but I always worry about his safety during these things. I counted about 5 people total that had major injuries and had to be taken to the hospital but thankfully he finished very well and injury free. I’m excited to hear that he wants to get back into riding competitively and we will of course be there to cheer him on when he does! =)

Our second big February event was the Spartan obstacle race that we ran with our good friends Kim and Dave. They invited us to go last Saturday and it was a blast. It was similar to the Tough Mudder we ran 4 years ago but it was shorter, much warmer and way more fun! It was about 5 miles and was peppered with about 24 obstacles. My favorites were the monkey bars and  rings as those are mine and Tom fortes.  It was definitely suited for people who climb – the only obstacle I failed was the spear throw. It would be different if I were actually trying to kill someone but spearing a hay bail doesn’t really do it for me. Oh well. =) We plan on joining them for another one sometime down the road. In the meantime, my knees have to heal from the running!