McVet Run in Baltimore

Today was my 4th 5K run.  I did better than ever!

34th overall, 8th in my age group, chip time was 21:26 !

Almost Time To Run...Fire up Gaga!

Final Stretches and Warm-Ups While Waiting for the Horn

Around the First Turn.  Looking Snazzy!

On the Home Stretch...Kicking in the Final Sprint

ZOOM!  Blowing by the Guy in Yellow. 

Notice the time on the clock to the right.  That's the "overall" time since the race started, but I was a ways back in the crowd.  So my "chip time" is my official speed:  21:26.

The guy in yellow came up to me after the race and said, "Great dash at the end there.  I didn't want to let you get by me, but you ramped up and claimed it!"

...and Done.  Time to Go Home and Relax.

Red Hot Run

This morning was my 3rd 5K run!  The Red Hot Run at the Roland Park School.  There was about 115 runners.  The route was brutal-ish.  Nice long downhill stretch at the beginning...with a bunch of pay-back hills around mile #2.  Ouch!

Here's some pictures!

Russ Experimenting with His New Camera

Five Minutes Until Run Starts.  Time to Stretch!

..and Get Lady Gaga Fired Up in the Headphones!

In the Pack, Ready to Hit It.

The run wasn't a "chip" run, so the timing and sorting was done manually.  So when I got to the finish line area, there were a number of "chutes," for us to go down according to which race we were in, as well as male / female.  Of course, when you're in an all-out sprint to cross the line, it's tough to figure it all out in the last 100-feet!

Wait...  What?  I Go Over There?  Ok....

All Done!

After the Cooldown, Some Water, and a Banana.

The final results were:

115 runners.  I came in #12 overall, 3rd in my age group (really..? out of 12 there were 2 faster old men?!) with a time of 21:54.  Probably could actually call it 21:50 with the "what lane do I go down" mix up.

It was a good run, even with those killer hills in the back part of the route.

Fiesta 5K Run

This morning, I drove down to the Inner Harbor for the Fiesta 5K run.  The race started at 8am and I did a bit better this time than my first run.

21:53 time.  58th out of 1100+ runners.  7th in my age division.

I'll keep working on it...

Happy Anniversary!

May 1 is our (Russ and Damian) anniversary.  Today we celebrate 19 years!  Wow!  Russ got me a whole bunch of new "Skinny D" clothes.

I bought him a new camera.  I bought him one a few years ago and he used it, and used it, and used it.  He loved it.  But after 1000's of snapshots, it started to fail.  We're not sure why...the trigger is broken, or something...but now he has a new / better one!

Damian's New Skinny Wardrobe!

Poor Garry Didn't Get Any Presents...

Happy Anniversary to us!  Next year will be stellar!