Once again, a completed marathon

Tom ran the Houston Chevron Marathon for the third time on Sunday, January 18th. He had hoped to qualify for the Boston marathon, but hip trouble, a foot problem that his doctor has been unable to ameliorate, and a cold prevented him from giving his peak performance. He decided to take the run more easily than he had planned and to make his goal just to finish the race. And he did. I caught his smile as he finally reached that last stretch of the race down Rusk toward Minute Maid Park. Our children and I are very proud of him.

5K Run for Rape Crisis Center

We walked over a mile to downtown today for the Dekalb Rape Crisis Center's Take Back the Night 5K run. Tom ran the race and came in first in his age group, and made better time than the last 5K he participated in. His prize? A commuter mug with First Place Age Division on it. The event was fun and for a good cause. My contribution? Clapping and yelling for everyone who crossed the finish line.

An outside exhibition of t-shirts created by victims of rape or sexual violence and friends and family of victims reminded us of the serious intention of the event: to raise money for the local rape crisis center.

Flying like prayer flags in the breeze

Incidences of (reported) forcible rape in Georgia (2006): 2,173.

According to a 1992 study, just 16% of rapes are reported.