november already?
i headed out this morning with temps in the upper thirties. since i got a bit of a late start, i headed out on a five mile loop. about half way through my run i spotted a little christmas tree lit up in the front of a house. admittedly, it was a bewildering moment as we haven’t even made it to thanksgiving yet! regardless, i made it home with an average pace just under 8:30 per mile. after a shower, i mentioned the christmas tree sighting to my wife. she asked what color the lights were, to which i replied orange/yellowish. it was then astutely pointed out to me that it was likely a "halloween tree"…what will folks think of next?
Smokey Bear Kids Run – October 6th
my oldest daughters (Jade & Alia) participated in a fun run at lapham peak state park about a month back. they had done the run in 2006 and had a great time. we had registered on the day of the event and they didn’t get a t-shirt. fast forward to 2007 and dad got on the internet to pre-register the two youths so they were ensured a souvenir for their efforts.
the day was hot and the 5k/10k runners started late and took much longer on the course than was expected. the kids run follows the 5k/10k and was subsequently delayed. they said hello to smokey the bear and finally the race directors began lining the kids up. here’s a shot of my two at the starting line…ready to roll.
the race started and a stampede of blue shirted kids came streaming down the hill. jade & alia got separated in the melee and as jade was passing me her shoe slipped off her foot. the course wound around the clearing and i jogged to a vantage point near the finish. first came alia running with an adult…crying. i figured she fell and hurt herself but she said she missed jade. i jogged with her into the finish and got her calmed down. jade came in shortly thereafter and said her shoe came off three times during the run.
after they got some water, we piled in the minivan and headed home. hopefully their next fun run will be a bit more fun for the both of them.