Friday I walked the
5K By The Bay with some other ladies. We went in as a team. We called ourselves the Disney Dames and as you can see from the photo we all had bright pink shirts. Hey we didn't want to be missed. We each had our favorite Disney character on the back of our shirt. I, of course, had Si and Am with Mischievous underneath. Karen had Stitch with Trouble underneath. Johanna had Cruella with Sophisticated underneath. Michelle had Arielle with Vivacious underneath. And Christy had Goofy with Gawrsh underneath.
We were not the only walkers this time. There were three other women behind us who decided to walk too. Which was nice. Another new thing was the hubby was there this time to cheer me on. That's why I have all these pictures with me actually in them this time around. And with all the people it does actually take a bit for you to actually get across the starting line.
This gentleman is actually the first person to cross the finish line. And yes there was a police car ahead of the race and a van at the end. They did block off traffic at certain points so we could get going. I'm sure those people had very charitable thoughts about us. His name is Angel Martin (at least that's what it says on the website) and he ran it in 16 minutes and 58 seconds.
Christy was the first in our group to cross the finish line. Gawrsh was an excellent statement to put on her shirt. This was the first time I'd ever met her. She just took off. She hadn't even glanced at the map and just looked back to us for guidance. I'm sure if she'd known where she need to go her time would have been
much better. But
40 minutes and 8 seconds is nothing to sneeze at. She was determined to pass the runner behind her and she did. Good on her!
I came in next with Karen. I was bound and determined to get in at or under 45 minutes. Praying for under, but I'd be happy if I was at it. I hadn't been walking prior to the race like I should have. Jim's incentive was dinner wherever I wanted if i could achieve this. My time? 43 minutes and 22 seconds. That's right! I did it! Of course I was obnoxious and told him I wanted to go to Ramsey's restaurant in New York. I do, but not this time around.
Johanna and Michelle weren't far behind. This was Michelle's first walk. It looks like she had a bit of a problem at the end, but she did really well. We didn't win any prizes as a team, but we had fun. There was a nice breeze off the bay and the sun was out. In fact I got a bit pink for my troubles. When am I gonna learn to apply sunscreen?
When I started this tradition we were living on base. So I would make a batch for security, the doctor's office, the housing office and, of course, my sweet baboo's work. Now that's only four groups, so I normally sent out pretty big platters with three to four kinds of cookies as well as some candy on it. This year I decided to do it for the people on the street I live on. I figured it would be a great way to meet all my neighbors. That's right we've been in our home something like three months and I've met only one neighbor.
Most people don't realize how much work goes into the goodies that they get. They just gobble them down. I was kind enough to include a list of the cookies I made with the box. That way if they liked something they could research it. Or, better yet, come talk to me! I only made three types of cookies this year. There were just too many batches to get out to do more than that. May sound grinchy, but I'm only one person. And I didn't want to get grouchy about doing this. I made my great grandma's applesauce cookies (which are always a hit), peanut butter blossoms and, of course, sugar cookies. Easy to do except for the icing. That can be a bear at times.
I delivered eight of these boxes. Plus I took a large box to a friend's party. One of my neighbors wasn't home and the other 'house' has been turned into a duplex. Not something I was happy to hear about. Considering this is supposed to be zoned for single family dwellings only. Don't know how they got away with that. 
Friday I walked the 5K By The Bay with some other ladies. We went in as a team. We called ourselves the Disney Dames and as you can see from the photo we all had bright pink shirts. Hey we didn't want to be missed. We each had our favorite Disney character on the back of our shirt. I, of course, had Si and Am with Mischievous underneath. Karen had Stitch with Trouble underneath. Johanna had Cruella with Sophisticated underneath. Michelle had Arielle with Vivacious underneath. And Christy had Goofy with Gawrsh underneath.
We were not the only walkers this time. There were three other women behind us who decided to walk too. Which was nice. Another new thing was the hubby was there this time to cheer me on. That's why I have all these pictures with me actually in them this time around. And with all the people it does actually take a bit for you to actually get across the starting line.
This gentleman is actually the first person to cross the finish line. And yes there was a police car ahead of the race and a van at the end. They did block off traffic at certain points so we could get going. I'm sure those people had very charitable thoughts about us. His name is Angel Martin (at least that's what it says on the website) and he ran it in 16 minutes and 58 seconds.
Christy was the first in our group to cross the finish line. Gawrsh was an excellent statement to put on her shirt. This was the first time I'd ever met her. She just took off. She hadn't even glanced at the map and just looked back to us for guidance. I'm sure if she'd known where she need to go her time would have been much better. But 
I came in next with Karen. I was bound and determined to get in at or under 45 minutes. Praying for under, but I'd be happy if I was at it. I hadn't been walking prior to the race like I should have. Jim's incentive was dinner wherever I wanted if i could achieve this. My time? 43 minutes and 22 seconds. That's right! I did it! Of course I was obnoxious and told him I wanted to go to Ramsey's restaurant in New York. I do, but not this time around.
Johanna and Michelle weren't far behind. This was Michelle's first walk. It looks like she had a bit of a problem at the end, but she did really well. We didn't win any prizes as a team, but we had fun. There was a nice breeze off the bay and the sun was out. In fact I got a bit pink for my troubles. When am I gonna learn to apply sunscreen?
The picture is of Karen in her "Mad Bomber Hat". It kept her warm and I told her it would get her tons of comments. Which it did! As runners were coming back and passing us they would tell her nice hat. And some of them looked like they were in pain.
So I had to include this picture of 'The' Jason because he gives me such grief. Don't ever make an innocent mistake around this man. He'll never let you live it down. So I took a picture of him in his runner's tights. Much to his dismay. Hey it was COLD! He ran it in 52 minutes. His goal was 48 minutes, but that's not bad.
This was my view during most of the walk. Joanna and Karen have done this before and are in much better shape than me. They keep telling me that I did a good job though. I've learned a few things for if I want to do this again. They were already trying to talk me into a 5K before we even finished the 10K. Oh the insanity!
