Make it a Night!

On Thursday, Colleen, Lisa and I ran in the 5K race for CP starting at 7:00 pm at the bottom of the Art Museum steps. Everything was fine and going smoothly until the air horn blew....nobody told us that most people who run in a 5K run FAST!!!! It was like being caught in a tidal wave, an undercurrent, a tornado! You also need to understand that this was all part of Lisa's test. If she would stay with me and not break out on her own I would trust the pack we made to run Broad Street together - so I was watching carefully! Colleen got swept up in the undertow. She glanced back at us several times and encouraged us to catch up, but I was not having it. After several screams on my part (it was pretty scary!), Lisa and I kept pace. She is now trusted for the big run next Sunday. It got to the point where we couldn't even see Colleen's bright running jacket. Lisa and I came in around 31 minutes with Colleen cheering us in at the finish line. I believe she came in around 27 minutes.

Afterwards was a party at Jack's Firehouse. Of course, we had to get changed...couldn't go in our running clothes because that would be tackyand chilly! Colleen and Lisa got changed in the car. I lugged my bag and hid behind a wall out front of the museum. Thankfully, I was not arrested for public nudity. We went to Jack's, had a couple of drinks, and moved onto Rittenhouse. This was all capped off with a trip to McDonald's where I had my first "Big and Tasty" (no comments Ron!). I had to post several pictures due to the process the filming of this event had to take. Our initial picture after the race, in our running clothes, was quite good. We wanted to get another picture in our "going out" clothes, but none of us were pleased with the way we were being represented on film. This led to having our picture taken by a few people on the street and even more random people getting in our pictures. It made the night more fun and we were glad to share the limelight.