And I know there are those who say the horses are pushed too hard and/or drugged up. I think they're beautiful, and hope there is no abuse.
Speaking of athletes and beauty and strength, in contrast, Meego and I did a 5K this morning at his middle school.
Meego's never done a 5K before, but his school was doing this book drive, and organized it around "The Grizzly Dash 5K". This week, I asked him if he wanted to do it, and he was good to go, so we rounded up a few books to donate and jumped in the fray.
It was a great day for it - sunny and warm, no more b*tch wind. We were urged to dress in super hero garb, so I of course went ....
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Oh, sorry. The Kentucky Derby just happened and I had to watch. Awesome!
Okay, back to the contrast....
so of course I went as Storm Trooper Hello Kitty.
There were, I'd guess, about 150 runners. Mostly middle school students, staff, and parents, as expected. I took second for the "girls". First place was a foregone conclusion, as Meego's school is home to both the regional boy and girl middle school distance badasses. The boy took first overall, girl was not far behind.
Here they are lined up next to each other for the start of the race. Boy on the left with orange shoes, Girl as The Female Flash. Meego and I are behind them, trying to catch their juju. I have no idea what I'm doing/saying. Do I always look that strange?
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| mark... get set.... |
The race clock had me at 20:45 which leads me to think that either the clock was a bit off, or the course was just short of a full 5K. I don't think I was going quite that fast.
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| too hot today for all black! |
Meego made a great showing at 23:40 and now knows that he can handle a 5K just fine.
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| Who is he? Captain Underpants? |
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| I swear the grizzly bear is real! |
Magnum came along as cheerleader and photographer.
This was the first annual Grizzly Dash, with hopes of many more to come.
We can say we were there.
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11 comments:
I guess this is a definite step up from Running with Lumber. Good showing on the time, even if it may have been a wee bit short of a full 5k. Hey, it's not like it was an Olympic trial and it's for a good cause. I bet you could have taken first if you had just tripped up Flash.
You know I don't even run to the end of the driveway anymore, and I'm okay with that (not really, but the back says YES I AM). Good for BOTH of you - not to shabby at all!
Coincidentally, I just heard that Run With Lumber is scheduled for Monday. SO glad to not be there!
It was a fun event, and it was nice that the top finishers were students from the track team. For me, I just tried to not let Female Flash get far enough ahead of me that I couldn't see her fluorescent green socks.
I rather miss your running stories, but I'm sure you don't miss the back pain!
Your 5k stories are making me miss my once free Saturday mornings. They can be so fun, especially with family members! Congrats to Meego. I never doubted he'd handle a 5k just fine. As for you, Miss Kitty, nice job! I'm impressed with how calm you seem to be next to that huge bear.
Sounds like a good time! Wonder if anyone posed as California Chrome? Unlike the bear, that may have taken 2 people
Maybe it's time to ask for some time off for race therapy! And that grizzly bear's got nothing on the mouse I had to live with this week.
I didn't spot any pantomime horses. Maybe next year? I'm just glad the winner had a better name than "OOOooooooorrrrrb!"
I love Storm Trooper HK!!
She's my idol.
I love reading about all the spontaneous 5Ks you run (she said as she spoons another blob of ice cream into her mouth.)
Seriously, though, that is a great way to spend some family time. It's fun AND it's healthy. You're instilling good habits in your kids!
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