Maine Marathon
On October 2, 2011, Mike ran his second marathon. The marathon was at Portland, Maine. 
Mike's friend, Bill Kendall, and his wife, Melanie, ran the marathon with Mike. This was Bill and Melanie's first marathon. The marathon was smaller than the New Orleans Marathon that Mike ran in March. This marathon sold out at 3,500 runners. The weather did not cooperate. It rained the entire run. Mike finished in four hours and 11 seconds. Mike had a goal of finishing before four hours. Mike shaved off 33 minutes from his previous marathon. Bill finished in four hours and three minutes and Melanie finished in four hours and 20 minutes. All three were very happy with their finishing times. Mike and Bill might race again in January at the Disney Marathon in Orlando, FL. The photograph on the right is of the three runners right before departing for the race.
Mike and Susan flew to Maine alone.
The boys stayed in Pensacola under the watchful eye of their grandmother. Before leaving Maine, Bill and Melanie took Mike and Susan to the Portland Head Light. Portland Head Light is a famous lighthouse at Cape Elizabeth. The photograph on the left is Mike and Susan near the lighthouse at Portland Head Light.
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