The Running Man

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Steve participated in his first race on July 4th, the Celebration 5K. Nearly 1100 runners (1078 to be exact) arrived bright and early for the race. A couple of our friends joined us there. Steve did very well. He finished 251st overall, and finished 29th out of the 63 men in his age group. He beat his personal best, averaging just under 8 minutes a mile. His final official time: 24 minutes, 45 seconds. Impressive. Especially when you consider Steve's been running for just two months.

Here are some photos from the day:

Steve's all rested and refreshed as we arrive. Don't let the calm exterior fool you. He was a live wire all morning.

You can't really run without something to keep the sweat out of your eyes and some good uptempo running music. Here's Steve kitted out in his do-rag and headphones. He couldn't find his ear buds.

Your runners for today's event: Steve, Melanie, and Melanie's devilish husband.

The chaos right after the starting cannon. It took several seconds for the swarm of runners to actually pass the starting line.

And they're off! I used an arrow to help you spot Steve. Photo by Randy Lefko.

A few paces further into the race. The arrows point out your runners. Photo by Randy Lefko.

Photo again by Randy Lefko.

Melanie urged Steve to finish strong, so he sprinted to the finish line. Here he's fixing to pass one of the many kids running the race. Photo by Randy.

He's almost to the finish line now. What an expression! I thought running was supposed to be fun?! You can see Melanie and her hubby in the background (he finished first and went back to cheer Mel on). At least she seems to be smiling. Yet another photo by Randy.

Steve crossed the finish line and checks his time on his meter. The display time is longer than his official time, because it began when the start cannon fired, but it took over 15 seconds before Steve actually reached the starting line. He wore a chip on his shoe which activated when he crossed the start and finish lines and that gave him his official 24:45.

Vistakon runs! Steve and Melanie both work at Vistakon, as does Justin, who works in R&D. Justin finished third - nine minutes ahead of Steve. That guy can run!

Comments

  1. mJuly 6, 2008 at 2:46 PM

    Too cute! Will was a bit distraught at the look on his face lol nice to see you noticed the funny pic too! Way to go, STEVE!

    Great site, Deanne!!

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  2. JerryJuly 9, 2008 at 1:50 PM

    Great time! I am inspired to start running myself. I moved the running machine into the house. Hey, small steps!

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