Yesterday they held the third annual Evanston Flying Turkey 5K. It was a great day for a race, sunnyish and the temperature, according to my Garmin was 25 degrees.
It was a fun race because most of the folks I run with all year round were there: Lois Moeller (who finished 2nd in her age group), Clarissa Lau, Noah Jaffe, Lisa and Matt Bowker, Mary Dolan and even our coach Heather Collins (who finished 1st in the 40 to 44 age group, but unfortunately is in the 45-49 age group and there she finished 4th.)
Two years ago I finished in 23:45 and was 3rd in my age group. Last year I improved to 2nd place with a time of 23:15 and this year I took first in my age group with a time of 22:30 - a 7:15 pace. Maybe I should retire.
The whole family is home for Thanksgiving. We don't have what could ever be described as an early-rising family (except for me.) So generally I don't expect to see a gaggle of family members cheering for me at the finish line. But yesterday Christie (home from London and working on her jewelry creations from our home - see earlier posts) got up and rode her bike over to the race and made in time to see me finish. That was a nice surprise. And it was easy for me to spot her because she has pink hair. (she's an artist).
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| Christie, Nicole, Elaine Wong, Joanne Tanaka, Art & Stephanie |
