I am not a runner but while watching family and friends racing in the Li’l Rhody Runaround I will admit that I wished I were. Rather quickly, however, I came to my senses and realized that I am happy taking photos of the race, congratulating the runners, and then going for a nice long walk. As my grandson says, running is “Hammett business” because my daughter and her husband, his father, his two brothers, and several of their friends run and they participated in the race on this absolutely gorgeous autumn day. The eight mile race follows the Vin Gormley Trail in Burlingame State Park circling Watchaug Pond. Because most of the course was in the woods during hunting season all runners had to wear bright orange.
As they ran, Mr O and I settled in at the halfway mark and waited for them to reach us.
The first to run by us was Mr H’s brother Greg, who went on to win…
I wasn’t happy with any of the photos I took when Mr H himself ran by…
His other brother Glenn was not far behind…
..and his father flew by us too.
Ms O was able to smile when she passed us even though running uphill at this point.
Many friends ran too…we may have embarrassed them with our picture taking and cheering…
There was a cheering section at the finish line too.
On his blog, South County Trails, Mr H describes exactly how he felt during the race as he listened to the sounds of runners not seen, planned a course through puddles and over bridges, and felt like flying at the finish line. It’s a beautiful description. With the race followed by food and drinks at my daughter’s house the day had the feel of a celebratory holiday. Mr O and I did leave for home early enough to go for that nice long walk…
Congratulations to all the runners!
16 comments:
I'm with you, a walk and picture taking from the sidelines, sounds like a lot more fun!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
congrats!! my husband is a runner, and i love cheering him on!
xo
that almost looked like a scary run since they weren't on a trail and anything could have been lurking under all those leaves :)
i used to run....now i love to watch and cheer and walk
I'll take picture taking over running any day with my old bones. Love the shots, and the camaraderie.
I've cheered my own husband on at many races so I think it's wonderful that your family all came out as support! The runners need that. And bananas ; )
Congrats to your brother in-law on his win!!!
Gail thanks for the great photos. It was also a huge mental boost getting cheered on by you and Robert during one of the toughest parts of the course. Can I use this picture on my blog? I will of course give full photo credit. --Glenn
Congratulations to the runners and to you the photographer! And happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well. Have a wonderful day.
So great! It does feel like a happy celebration. Our son and his girlfriend are running in the 5K Turkey Trot this morning. We were going to go cheer them on, until we realized there would be 3,000 people, and we might not even see them! We'll just celebrate them later today in the kitchen and at the table!
Happy Thanksgiving, my dear friend!
The meal has been eaten.
The kitchen is clean.
The leftovers are stashed.
The walk has been taken.
Everyone is happy and fed and blessed.
Now I have the time to stop by.
On this Thanksgiving Day, I wanted to tell you that I am thankful for you; for this blog; for our friendship. Sending you much love, Relyn
I wish I had good enough knees to run, as it looks like such an enjoyable activity! Your actions shots were great. Congratulations to Glenn on winning the race!
i do like to run (although less and less as i age...) but sometimes it's fun to watch and cheer everyone else on too!
This is wonderful that you chronicle family athletic events.
I love the header candle. This is candle time. Happy New Year, my friend. xoxo
Haven't seen you around in a while. I hope all is well with you and your family. Happy New Year!
Knock, knock?
Miss you.
Thanks for visiting me .. I dont run, I'd be one of the cheering section or one of the photographers ... it cant be easy running through woods ..
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