I have to admit that I was and still am a bit skeptical of the idea of paying $25 each for the experience of getting up early, driving for an hour, and going for a walk in the park with hundreds of other people. But Dynna does a 5k every May for brain injury awareness and fundraising with her work, and we finally came with her this year after being invited last year and the year before and having conflicts both times. We're used to going on walks of about 4k, so we did 'train' a little bit by making sure we went on longer walks in the weeks before the event.
Here we are, ready to go before 8am. (We're on Team Red with the rest of the fam and Dynna's coworkers.)
We started a couple of minutes after all the runners, near the back of the walking crowd. We spent maybe the first k passing people and trying to find an open space to walk in so we didn't feel so crowded. We totally lost my family in this process; guess they just weren't ready for the sudden bursts of speed. After a while Carrie sprinted up to us and walked with us the rest of the way. We were really excited for the company (she probably was too, as Draper was walking with Dad) and had a great time chatting with her. We came in at about 52 minutes, which made us very happy because our goal was to walk 5k in under an hour.
After everyone crossed the finish line, we got snacks and water and found a picnic table near a pond. Zeke and Carrie and Draper watched the the ducks and fish.
And then Dynna and Brooke taught Zeke a new game.
It was fun and we would do it again with Dynna. But I think for the most part we'll just stick with our evening walks near home where there isn't an entry fee and there is a lot less competition for the sidewalk.
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