Iris and Josh celebrate their respective EndZone 5K victories (and the fact that Josh is worm-free).
On the morning of Saturday, March 13, as Iris and I prepared for the Run to the EndZone 5K! in Eden, a plush carpet of worms was wriggling on the road. I learned this as new dog Sunny (aka Princess Sun Chip) and I set out for our morning run (the run before the run). We were both barefoot. Let’s just say I decided that the inside of the Five-Finger shoes would be an all-around more pleasant environment in this situation.
By the way, somehow this circumstance got interpreted by some Facebookians as I have worms. Hence the title. Just wanted to clear that up.
We were greeted by the Morehead High School football team, all practicing their aggro-adolescent poses. Which they should, as football players who giggle fail to strike fear in the hearts of their opponents. I suppose there won’t be any Run for Art Club 5Ks, which is too bad. It would be neat to be greeted once in a while by the art kids practicing their arty/gothy-adolescent poses. On an early Saturday morning, no less.
Iris models the most excellent EndZone 5K race tee (wicking, yo!). Oh, and is that a trophy? Why, yes, it is!
The shirt: Awesome. One of the best. The football booster club set the bar pretty high early in the season.
The race: Iris and I started in the back. We kept the pace casual for about 30 seconds, then I bid adieu and set off to catch some runners. Iris, more intent on enjoying the sights on what turned out to be a beautiful day, stuck to her steady game plan. [Iris sez: "I did the first, uphill mile a bit too fast, but soon fell in line with the fun and chatty 13-year-old Kately. We Gallowayed the rest of the race—but at Kately's request, we made sure to be running whenever we passed any of the football players who were standing guard at the various course turns. Note that the football players, for whom we were running, were not actually running. Anyhoo, as usually happens in these situations, Kately blew me off right before the finish line so she wouldn't be beaten by an Old."]
I managed to catch everyone but two and was first in my age group. Iris finished second in her age group. So, of course, we’re going to sell this as the Sutcliffe House takes first and second:
Dual podium finish! Josh takes third overall and first in his age group. Iris nabs second in her age group, somewhere farther down the overall list.
As if that weren’t enough, I won some swag in the raffle. Shirt, cap, and purse. Check me out:
Josh models his raffle swag, including this fabulous purse.
Also? Tot trot!
Some of these kids look like ringers, but we're just happy they're running. See you in the 5K next year, tots!
The weather was beautiful, the worms were comparatively scarce on the course, which was enjoyably hilly and scenic. The organizers did a great job of making all the runners feel welcome. Another fun 5K in the books.
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The Sutcliffe House rules! Josh, now you don’t have to carry dog poop any more when you run with the three dogs. Just take your fashionable new purse along with you for handy storage and be the envy of the neighborhood! And Iris, you’re sweet to let that young ‘un beat you when we all know you could have trampled (or at least tripped) her.