I'm back home after attending my 40th high school reunion in Bradenton, FL. We had a great time!
I won't bore you with the details (old people drinking and dancing) but will mention a couple of on-topic items.
But first a picture from the wayback machine. YoungBlondeGoofyGuy:
Theme park: On the way down, we spent the night in Valdosta, GA. I saw that there's a theme park with 6 or 7 roller coasters, Wild Adventures Theme Park. Better yet, they had $25 admission after 5PM.
DW and I bravely went after driving 5 hours. The park was clean and well maintained. The employees were pleasant, although not as well-informed as Disney CMs. Despite it being literally 100 degrees, we had a good time. I had about a dozen coaster rides with no line. Every ride was walk up and get in the next car. I did come to the conclusion that I'm too old for wooden coasters. It was like I could feel my brain bouncing around inside my skull.
Running part one: I managed to run 4 of the 6 days we were gone, mostly 4 milers in both Valdosta and Bradenton. I thought North Georgia was hot, but it can't compete with South Georgia and Florida. I had the special pleasure in Bradenton of getting rained on, then the sun immediately came out so you could see the steam rising off the pavement.
Running part two: I decided to get one more run in the day we headed back from Valdosta. I didn't set the alarm. I just planned to run if I got up on time and skip it if I didn't. Before we go to bed, I see DW fiddling with the hotel alarm clock. She didn't say anything about it. I go to bed and evidently don't look at the clock (you can see where this is going). I wake up at 5, look at the clock and decide it's too early and go back to sleep. I wake up at 6 and decide that's perfect. I get up and put my running gear on. The last thing I do is put on the Garmin. It lights up as I do. It's frigging 3:37 in the morning! I'm wide awake and ready to go, so I did a hellish 9 miles in the sweltering heat. To make it even more fun, I had to do half mile loops around the hotel/restaurant area that's lit up. I only spent the first 30 minutes hating my DW, then decided the whole thing was pretty funny.
Running part three: I wasn't the youngest looking guy at the reunion, but I was certainly the fittest! Yay running and exercise!