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Junior Rock

So the boys were doing the Junior Rock at Ore to Shore again.  We got there with plenty of time to spare and got them ready.  This would be the third time they were doing this race. 
Ready to go!
 
So we did a little more up and the boys got to the starting line.  There were only 3 boys in JJ's class and 52 boys in Brendan's class.
 
JJ's at the start line.
 
So the race started and the boys were doing well.  JJ started several minutes ahead of Brendan and I.  So I did not know how he did until after we finished.  Brendan started out great but got hit by another rider about 100 yards into the race and he crashed hard.  It took him a while to recover, but he did and started to pick up the pace again.  Around the halfway point he ran into the back of another riders bike and crashed again.  He went down hard and was really dirty after this one.  It took him over a mile to snap out of it and he started to ride hard again.  He finished really strong.  I was very proud of him that he finished, he wanted to quit.
 
So we met Michelle and JJ at the finish.  JJ was really happy and felt he did well.  Michelle and everyone else thought he finished 4th.  JJ and I went to the van and started to load things up while Michelle and Brendan went to get some snacks and drinks.  When they returned Michelle handed me JJ's results.  He got third place and would be on the podium.  We were very excited for him.
 
JJ on the Podium.
 
JJ and Alexander showing off their trophies.
 
So we celebrated that evening at Red Lobster and then returned to the Holiday Inn.  We spent some time with the Leach's and retired to our room.  It was a long day and we were all very tired.
 
So we headed out Sunday morning, leaving Marquette behind and headed for home.  We stopped in Munising and ate at Johnny Dog's.  This place was awesome!  They serve giant hot dogs with all kinds of toppings.  The fries come with different toppings also. We had chili cheese fries and piggy fries (topped with cheese and pulled pork).  If you are ever in Munising you need to check this out.  We made other stops on the way home and rolled in around 8:00pm.
 
So vacation was over and we were happy to be home.

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