Speed Demon in Leiden...

On the day before her 11th birthday, Ashlynn ran in the Kid’s 2K as part of the Leiden Marathon. Imagine my joy as I stood on the ancient steps of the Leiden Stadhuis (city hall) and saw Ashlynn come flying down the street as the 2nd girl (and 9th kid) to cross the finish line. With a time of just 8:00, she hit her fastest pace yet at 6:26/mile. She also earned her first running trophy, which she is posing with at race headquarters in the Pieterskerk. Jimmy managed to get a very respectable 1:36:57 (7:24/mile) in the half marathon, especially considering he didn’t train and we were up late the night before at the gala.