First Leg Almost Done

We are in the final hours of our Pennsylvania section of the trip. It has been an amazing time in the short two days we have been here. Trevor, Hilary, and Tanner have been great in accomodating us and playing tour guides. Yesterday was an action packed day to say the least. We went to Ohiopyle State Park (the wikipedia page) and took tons of pics and video that we will put up here later. The river was spectacular as well as Cucumber Falls.

Then it was on to downtown Pittsburgh. We arrived right before the sun went down so we have some really good pictures of that. While there we went up the Duquesne Incline (again, the wiki page) which is the oldest of two inclines in the city. It provided breathtaking views of the city, the football stadium, and the baseball park, along with the meeting of the three rivers. Trevor figured that would be the best way to show us Pittsburgh in a short amount of time and of course he was right.

By the time we finished that up we were all pretty beat and ready for some food. So we went down the road to visit a Pittsburgh staple...Primanti Bros. Restaurant. They are known for their sandwiches, which they top with cole slaw, tomatoes, and french fries...yes I said french fries. Probably not the smartest meal to eat the night before a 5k race, but oh well. It was good that is for sure. Both Ashley and I had the Pitts-Burger Cheese Steak...when in Rome right?

This morning we woke up early to head back downtown, but this time for a little exercise. Since we are on our running kick and trying to find some spring races to do, we just had to find one to do on this trip. Luckily the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Training department puts on a 5k each year (Athletic Trainers River Run). We signed up a few weeks ago and made sure to pack along our running clothes. The weather was not too bad...60 degrees, cloudy, and a little rain (as opposed to yesterday's sunny and 75). I have been battling a cold the past several days and finally started feeling better today. Both of us had a great run as Ashley cut almost 4 minutes off of her previous 5k last November and pulled in a 4th place finish in her age group. I was not lucky enough to set a personal best, but still managed to win my age group and get a cool little trophy.

Now we are just hanging out with Hilary and Tanner since Trevor had leave a little bit ago to go back to Philedelphia for his training. I do not think we could have asked for a better visit here. I just hope another 8.5 years does not go by before I see them again. We will be waking up very VERY early Monday morning (3am yikes!) to head to New York City. That should be an interesting drive. So make sure to check back later in the week and also when we are able to upload some pics and videos. In the mean time you can check out mine and Ashley's Twitter pages for more frequent small updates.