It was a fun Thanksgiving Morning. Our local Fleet Feet store did a wonderful thing by sponsoring the Race Against Hunger 5K. I liked the simplicity and sincerity of this race...I liked it a lot. No entry fee. No T shirts. Asked folks to bring some non-perishable food for our local Food Finders Food Bank.
And did people ever respond. Exceeding the expectations of the organizers, I would guess 300ish people showed up on a beautiful Thanksgiving morning in Indiana to run, walk and see friends. In the entry area was a huge mound of foodstuffs brought in and that didn't include the big pile the store collected the day before at their shop. They ended up with four truckloads of food and $1,400 in cash donations...how cool is that??
The race was fun too. Our son Matt is home for Thanksgiving and he was keen on running. So, we jogged over to the start line, less than a mile from our house, hung out a bit and saw friends, including a few folks Matt remembered from High School. He then moved up in the start pack, as he wanted to run it hard.
I fell in with Tim, Vicki and daughter Abbey who have been friends for many years.
Matt took off early and did well at 22:30. His conditioning has really paid off for him.
It was a great start to Thanksgiving, both personally and for our community. Terrific to do this with Matt as well. I hope you all have/had a good Thanksgiving as well.
Persevere.
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So speedy! :-)
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