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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend isn’t just about the marathoners.  There are races for all ages.

Mackenzie ran a 200 meter race at ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Tristan ran the Mickey Mile, which is timed.  He ran it in less than 8 minutes!

Kimberlie ran a 5K through Epcot.

Here are a few pictures:

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again.  The kids races are the best bargain you’ll find at Disney.  For $10, you get a t-shirt (good luck finding another $10 shirt at WDW), a goody bag, a medal, snacks, and lots of fun.

At $25, the Mickey Mile is still a decent deal, considering it is timed and results are posted online.

And, although I ran the 5K in 2010, I can no longer recommend it.  They tripled the number of participants — to 8000!  It’s awfully crowded and it is not worth the $55 entry fee.  Find a local 5K to run instead.

Remember the “free” waterproof camera I waited about five hours for on Black Friday?  Well, it is awesome!

It was warm enough at Disney for a dip to play around with it.

I have tons of others.  And, the underwater video is also amazing.  I can’t wait until our Disney Cruise this summer!

If you want one, here it is on Amazon.

Here are a few shots from Christmas morning at the Davis home:

Why no pictures of me? Because I didn’t get anything!  I must have been a bad boy this year!

This morning, at the Reindeer Run 5K, there was a Santa walking around taking pictures.  The Santa was actually my Sunday School teacher from when I was in the 7th grade!

Of course, I couldn’t say anything in front of the kids. But, when he finally realized it, he said “Oh, that’s you Jonathan!” and then asked about my sister, stepfather, etc.  Let’s just say my kids were EXTREMELY impressed that Santa knows their dad!

And, since he knew me, he showed my kids lots of attention.

I ran a good race, too. Only about a minute off of my PR on a VERY challenging course!

We spent this past weekend in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On Friday, we visited Lookout Mountain and rode the Incline Railway and visited Rock City and Ruby Falls.

On Saturday morning, I ran the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Actually, I ran the first half and survived the other half. (I really need to stop skipping my distance runs!)

That evening, we explored downtown Chattanooga and ate at Cheeburger Cheeburger, which was awesome. The kids enjoyed Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, even though it was about 40 degrees outside.

On Sunday, we took Tristan to the Tennessee Aquarium to celebrate his 8th birthday. I can’t believe I have an 8 year old!

Chattanooga is a wonderful city. Although I’ve driven through there a few times, I had never really stopped for a visit. Priceline gave us an awesome deal on a nearly 100 year old historic hotel called the Reed House. Several presidents as well as Al Capone stayed there in the past. And, as icing on the cake, it had an indoor pool, which gave the kids something to do while I recovered from the marathon.

I hope we can go back and spend more time in Chattanooga in the future. Until then, enjoy the pictures:

4 Halloween events yesterday, 1 today, 3 tomorrow.  Exhausted.

Sometimes, you have to go back to work to recuperate.

I’m such a sorry blogger. I take hundreds of photos and tons of video and I rarely get them off of the camera.  It was so much different when the kids were younger.  I guess I need some motivation.

The weather was perfect again this weekend!  Last weekend, we let Tristan spend the night in his playhouse outside.  This weekend, we saw The Lion King in 3D, and then spent lots of time outside — running, playing soccer, visiting the local park, etc.  Here are a few photos:

This year I only have to do one post for the first day of school because BOTH of my kids are in elementary school!  I still can’t believe that my “baby” is in kindergarten and I have a second grader!

And, in case you missed it . . .

Last year:

• Tristan’s first day of first grade
• Mackenzie’s first day of 4K

Even older:

• Tristan’s first day of kindergarten
• Mackenzie’s first day of 3K