How Y'all Doin'?As you can see by this salutation, we're settling into this Florida thing quite well. Gerry, especially, is taking Florida by storm (no more Tropical Storms or Hurricanes, I hope). We ran the 44th annual 5 mile Beach Run last Saturday night. There was limited beach because TS Hanna was creating high water levels, there was a head wind for half of the race, and it was hot. Despite all this, Gerry came in 1st in his age category! His prize was a beach towel, which, if you can view the first photo, he is modeling. He ran the course in 31:45 and was 14th overall out of 1,151 runners! I ran the race in 52:10 and was 22nd in my category (out of 60). I'm slowly moving up from middle of the pack to top third, but this isn't because I'm any faster, just in an older age category. I'll look positively fast in the 75+ age category if I maintain this pace :-) The race is the oldest in Florida and a local Italian restaurant sponsored the event, so we munched on chicken and pasta after the race. As for all public events in Florida, the Budweiser truck was there dispensing foamy sparkling water they insist on calling beer. The race was only a mile from our home, so we could walk there and back. It was a great night. The next day, the high surf brought about some great beach finds. Check out the sharks teeth in the next photo. Next race for Gerry is the local Marine Corps (not the famous one) half marathon in Jacksonville in October. Cheers,Lois
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