This morning I went running with Roberto. I first met him in Abancay about 10 years ago when a Dutch friend and I organized the race, ,"Race to the Cross,", an 8K race with 1K of vertical ascent up the mountain outside of Abancay. Roberto had a print shop and offered to make certificates for all of the finishers. Peruvians love certificates. He also has moved to Arequipa and I ran into him on a city bus a couple of months ago. He's become a rather accomplished runner since then, running a half-marathon in 1 hour 20 minutes at age 52! We met at 6:30 sharp (runners are good about punctuality!) about a mile from my house and we ran about 5 miles together. Luckily, he hasn't run much during the last month so I could keep up with him! We ran about 8-minute miles. I think he was being very kind to me. I'm training for the Lima Marathon May 19th, so this should be a good boost to my workouts.
Another Running Buddy
The Georges in Peru
About Us
We are Allen and Mary Beth George from Nebraska and Manitoba respectively. Allen has been serving in Peru with SIM since 2000 when he arrived with his late wife, Amy. Mary Beth has been serving in Peru since 2005. Sarah & Zach are both in their medical residencies in Chicago (Sarah in emergency medicine and Zach in family medicine). Ben is working for Ahlstrom-Munksjö in Taylorville, Illinois. Mia is in her 2nd year studying physical therapy at Loma Linda U. in California. Paul works as a programmer at Epic in Madison, Wisconsin.
What are we doing?
The Georges are church planting in Punta de Bombón, a town about about 6000 people on the coast of Peru.