Our club’s road trip for July was to the Southernmost 5K in Key West on July 24th … this year we had over 30 members join us for this Saturday race. As usual, we came home with quite a few awards. After the race, most of us returned to the Hyatt’s pool for a midnight swim and dinner around the pool. On Sunday, we enjoyed shopping downtown and started our return to the mainland around 4 PM. If you have not taken in a race in Key West, you need to as they have over 26 events each year.
As I write this month message, we are 5 days away from the ING Miami Marathon Kick Off 5K. As most of you know, this is the Kick Off race for your training for the Miami Marathon and ½ Marathon. We always have a good turn out and look forward to telling you more about this event in next month’s issue.
On August 29th, we have our Sneaker Strut at the Starbucks at Lyons and the Sawgrass in Coconut Creek. This is a new social for us, we will have some good food, drinks and dancing for everyone that attends. You can only register at our web site, we will have limited tickets available at the site so make sure you register ASAP. We will have more on this in the next issue as well.
This month, September, we have moved our Fall Fling 5K to the Labor Rate weekend. This race is again at Tradewinds Park but on Saturday September 4th. We have move the start to the South End of the Park because the normal staging area is under construction. So, as you enter the park on race day, continue on the main road to the south end of the park. Make this holiday weekend race your first race of the fall racing season. As always, we will have a great embroidered t-shirt, food, unique awards and FREE RACE PHOTO’s and fun for the whole family.
As many of you know, my mother passed on July 21st . I want to thank everyone that sent their prayers and cards, Bob and I appreciated it more then you will ever know. Mom was with us for almost 87 years, we will cherish the memories of her singing at our races and all the help she gave us finding many of our awards for our races. Remember to take the time to let your parents know how much they mean to you …
Run For Fun,
Cynthia
