Day of the Buddy Run

Saturday was the day of the Down Syndrome of Louisville Buddy Run 5k. The day started off early and ended late for me. It began with Chris picking me up a little before 8:00 am to head over to the Louisville waterfront, the site of the best PR we have ever posted. Once we arrived we ran into DD and Sam. This would be Sam's first 5k ever. We then made our way to the registration table to gather our bib numbers and get signed in. For whatever reason they did not have our info. No big deal, they just had us fill out a registration form, handed us our bib and shirt and we were off.

Scotty Z joined the pack and we passed the time with having Sam pose for pics with Tweety Bird and U of L Cheerleaders. You can tell by the pics that Sam must have hated this.





























After awhile we lined up for the start of the 5k. For whatever reason DD thought that he should be in front of Chris and I. Who was he kidding? As the race started Chris took off like they were giving away Cheerleaders to the winner. We hit the first mile under 7 minutes. This pace was insane! We made the turn at the halfway point at just over 12 minutes, still maintaining our pace. We passed DD, Sam, and Scotty Z on the way back.

We ended up finishing up the run around 24:30. That time seemed a little long, since we were killing it. Chris talked with a runner who was near us and she said that the course had to be longer than a 5k. I think that I agree. Chris and I then waited near the finish line to cheer on our fellow runners. DD was the first of our crew to cross just over 27 minutes. He was then followed by Sam and then Scotty Z.














Sam crossing the finish line.














Scotty Z crossing the finish line.

After everyone finished the run I grabbed a couple of bottles of water and gave Gibby a call, who was bringing Autumn over for the Buddy Walk. We then made our way over to the walk registration table and met up with them. It was then off on the walk. It was a nice event which had plenty of great sponsors, including Papa Johns, Krispy Kreme, Sonic, and Fuse energy drink. I felt obligated to try all of their products as not to hurt their feelings.















After the walk we hung out with DD and his family for awhile before Autumn and I had to go. We were off to Columbus East High School to watch Jade, our daughter, perform in the District marching band competition. We had a little bit of time to kill before the competition, so we headed to the outlet mall to see if we could find any good deals. We found a few. I bought some long sleeve dry fit clothing at the Reebok outlet. It is in Chris's favorite color for night running, Black!!! We then made our way to the band competition, where the Jeff High Band took gold!



















Once the competition finished up we were on our way home. It took us a little over an hour to get home. We stopped by the house for a few minutes and then headed to the high school to pick up Jade.

We then decided to end the evening by hanging out by the fire pit and enjoying some hot dogs and marshmallows. I think that it finished up the day quite nicely.



























I think the next run for some of the Yeti Crew will be next weekend. Not sure who all will be able to make it, but I plan on being there.

So until next time......

Yeti Out!!!!