Spent a reflective Memorial Day back in Wheaton, Illinois with JC & DL before flying back to Connecticut in the evening.  My current thought on flying, which I had done a lot of in the 1980's but have only made three recent trips (last two years), is that I enjoy driving much more.

It was a great small vacation, and I'll be back to Illinois and Cahokia.

Also, on this day in 1995 I completed my 6th marathon, Vermont City.  I had trained for a year specifically to run sub 3:10 at a marathon, so that I would qualify and gain entry into the 100th running of the Boston Marathon.

I recall feeling awful for the first couple miles, and beat from around  10 - 13 miles.  At some point, my training kicked in, despite the heat, and I finished in 3:08.  Qualified for Boston!