The Cooper River Bridge Run happened at the normal time of year for the first time since 2019 (thanks, COVID!). I had some sinus illness for the entire week leading up to the race and was concerned I wouldn’t be able to run it. As the race got closer and I was well enough to get out there, Carl convinced me not to care about my previous year’s time and to just go out there and do my best since I’d been sick. I listened only to go out there an get my course best time after all (53:39) which was a pleasant surprise. Carl also got his course best at 1:01:57 so it was a great day for the Schmidts! The goal is to keep beating our prior year selves until our bodies tell us it’s not possible anymore. I’m really hoping there’s a lot of years before that happens.
At the end of the month our friend, Matt Andrukaitis, came to visit for the weekend to see his favorite band, Houndmouth, play at the Windjammer. Carl and I had never heard of them, but the show was great and you really can’t beat the outdoor concerts at the Yammer with your toes in the sand watching the sun go down over the ocean while you listen to live music. Matt was the first friend to ever visit us when we moved to South Carolina and it’d been over 4 years so it was great to see him.