run run rudolph

this past weekend we went to chicago so greg and his brother could run 3.1 miles over ice and through the cold early in the morning. you'd think they might be alone in this endeavor, but apparently 946 others thought it a compelling idea as well...

however, i suppose if you're going to get a pair of free foam-like antlers, it might just be worth the price of admission...

brother-in-law had to grow his antlers... painful...

brothers, pre-race...

afterwards, free hot chocolate and coffee. later, a t-shirt mailed home, and maybe a medal! though the logic escapes me, if the person who placed first in one's age group also places first (or second, or third) overall, the person who technically placed second in that age group gets bounced up to first... the third up to second... and the fourth up to third (and so on and so forth).
so, having placed fourth in an age group containing the number 1 guy overall, greg may well just get the bronze! woot!