by Kelly on March 12, 2010
This weekend we went on family vacation to Rosemary Beach in Florida. My brother and his wife got married there 3 years ago and it has become a tradition to go back each year. This year for my dad’s birthday, my brother, sister and I paid his entrance fee into the Seaside Half Marathon, and got him some gear to get serious about getting in shape. He hasn’t been in a race since college but we wanted him to start setting some goals for himself to get healthy in 2010. Thinking back now, that’s not a very sweet present to give someone, but, we just want him to be around for a long time and we hoped that training for this race would be the inspiration he needed for a healthier lifestyle.
I’m so proud of my dad. He completed the whole race in 3 hours! His very first half marathon, and he even beat some other people in his age group and a lot of people in the race. We all jumped in and ran/walked with him. It has motivated my whole family to want to do another race. We feel like it was a little overly ambitious of us to give him entrance into a half marathon, but we ‘re all so happy that he was up for the challenge.
Suggestions? What race do you make it a point to be a part of every year?
Charlottesville has some neat ones… The 10 miler, the women’s 4 miler, triathlons, and pretty much any weekend out of the year you can be a part of something active in Charlottesville.
I got our tshirts made at BlackCat Sk8Shop over on the UVA corner. On the front there was a runner with “Go the Distance” under it. 43 was my dad’s number when he played sports in school.
by Kelly on March 11, 2010
If you haven’t booked a place to stay for graduation you’re not completely out of luck yet!
I’ve never viewed a house on hotpads before, and still don’t love the website, but this Montrose home is pretty amazing if you have a big family that’s coming in for graduation. 717 Montrose is within walking distance of the downtown mall and 2 blocks from Belmont and IX building restaurants that would be perfect for graduation dinner. If you’re interested in walking to dinner while you’re in town you should make reservations at Tavola, Mas, Bel Rio or The Local. Also Montrose is 2 blocks away from the IX building, a building full of 
restaurants and stores that are sadly overlooked by so many UVA students. If you venture the 2 blocks down Montrose to the IX you’ll find Al Dente and Al Hamraa (Al Hamraa.) I think the setting at Al Hamraa would be really fun for graduation, it’s an experience to eat there. When you call check on the room that you sit on the floor. I’ve seen the rental house in person and it’s so cozy and nice. You might also be interested in this house if you have a big family because the back deck is great for hanging out and they have a grill so it would be a fun house to rent if you want to cook out and hang out at the house instead of going out for every meal.
503 Rialto, another Charlottesville rental house, is also still available. Rialto is 4 blocks closer to the downtown mall, but 4 blocks further from the IX building.
Walk to Roast(formerly La Taza) to get your coffee from either of these rental homes.
If you’re looking for something less expensive UVA is offering dorm rooms Friday May 21st at 2pm through Monday May 24th at 11am. They’re charging $140 for 2 nights and the 3rd night is free. Included in the room rate is a set of sheets, pillow, washcloth, towel, and Sunday breakfast/brunch.
This weekend we went on family vacation to Rosemary Beach in Florida. My brother and his wife got married there 3 years ago and it has become a tradition to go back each year. This year for my dad’s birthday, my brother, sister and I paid his entrance fee into the Seaside Half Marathon, and got him some gear to get serious about getting in shape. He hasn’t been in a race since college but we wanted him to start setting some goals for himself to get healthy in 2010. Thinking back now, that’s not a very sweet present to give someone, but, we just want him to be around for a long time and we hoped that training for this race would be the inspiration he needed for a healthier lifestyle.
