Second Annual Reindeer Dash

 Yesterday was my neighborhood’s 2nd Annual Reindeer Dash and my 3rd race as a Race Director. I’ll drop a few pics at the end, but here are some things I learned:

People can be mean, for no reason, and usually because they made a mistake and feel the need to blame someone else.

Balloon arches are pretty, but blow over in the wind, and then they aren’t so pretty anymore!

My neighbors (most of them) are amazing, fun people.

Crown Awards makes fun medals and trophies!

Dogs are runners too, and I really need a trophy for first place dog next race!

I’m tired.

When balloon arches fall over, everyone jumps in to help! 

Every time.

One of my neighbors roller bladed the entire course holding a hockey stick and finished in about 23 minutes. He’s aiming to beat everyone next year.

Another one of my neighbors solved a Rubix Cube 68 times during the race. He said if he’d had another tenth of a mile he would have solved it 70 times! 

Flat Mama Friday

Tomorrow is my neighborhood’s Reindeer Dash and I’m the Race Director. It’s been a mad dash to get everything ready because our events committee is understaffed and I’ve done all the prep work myself! 

The hubs did help me organize the shirts when I didn’t finish as fast as I thought I would! 

I spent a good couple of hours putting the safety pins into sets of four. My eyes ache!

I had the brilliant idea to add a balloon arch to the finish line. I found an amazing DIY kit on Amazon and bought red and green balloons. During the bib pickup today, I blew up balloons during down time. I managed to blow up 80, thank to this amazing hand pump! It may not be enough, but we can blow up more in the morning as we put it up! 

Whew!

Tomorrow morning I will put out the arrows (it’s raining right now, so there’s no point in doing it early) and set up the water table and medal/trophy table and then get that arch up. 

I will post pics tomorrow or Sunday. I also have a play to attend tomorrow night and a Cookie Swap on Sunday. At some point, I’ll probably need a nap!

Strangely enough, I can’t wait until Monday!

Are you participating in a Cookie Swap? What kind of cookies will you make?

 

Almost Wordless Wednesday Savannah Edition

I was in Savannah for the Savannah Bridge Run, as part of being a BibRave Pro (ambassador). Check out BibRave.com to find and write race reviews. 

 

Savannah Bridge Run 5k

 I received entry into the Savannah Bridge Run as part of being a BibRave Pro (ambassador). Check out bibrave.com to find and write race reviews. 

My friend Cary and I arrived in Savannah on Friday just in time to walk over to the expo. The process was super quick and painless, and we were in and out with plenty of time to drop off our bags at the hotel and have dinner. 

Race morning was perfection as well. We had a 7:00 trolley time, so we walked over to the Civic Center and waited in line for our trolley. We didn’t wait long, and the ride to the start line was beautiful, with the sunrise to look at on the way! 

The race started on time, and we were off. Y’all. I took around 40 pics, so I’ll post the highlights. The course was beautiful, the support was amazing, and I wish I was healthy enough to the 15k. I had so much FOMO! Cary did the Double Pump, which is the 5k followed by the 10k, and she got to run the bridge 3 times. I was in awe of that bridge. I am obsessed with bridge architecture, and walking on one was a dream come true!

At the finish, they had water, bagels, oranges, and bananas, plus beer. There was a live band as well as the music that the finish line was playing. I grabbed some water and went to stretch before heading back to the finish to wait for Cary. Before long, she texted me that she was off of the bridge and on her way back! I got to see fellow Pro Samantha finish as well!

What an amazing race! We are definitely considering going back next year! Cary grabbed a banana and we walked to Maple Street Biscuit for breakfast. A perfect end to a perfect race! 

Have you ever done a Bridge Run? I think I might be addicted! They had a generous time limit for walkers, which is really appreciated! 

Oh! I almost forgot! Race photos were FREE! Y’all. I love free photos. Here’s my fave…