Saturday August 10 2019
Following a recommendation from a nice lady in the school cafeteria, I had arranged a weekend getaway for Becca and me to visit Blue Ridge, Georgia. A beautiful country escape on the lake. Very much nearer the time, I investigated on runningintheusa.com and found that on the Saturday morning, not too far away from our lovely secluded cabin, there was a race! And a big one at that, 1700 runners. So I got up at the crack of dawn and drove the 1.5 hours to Canton, GA, to run The Chick-fil-A Moo’ve It 5K.
The event was held in River Park, and was busy! I came 28th overall, and 2nd in my age group (just losing a sprint finish with an orange shirted F3 guy, who ended up being the guy who, frustratingly, won my age group)! Reinhardt X Country Team* were there, and I beat some of them, which was great. The run was OK, but I Felt heavy, and really should have warmed up more, or better. Time was 20.28, a new PR.
I then returned with haste to the cabin, so that Becca and I could enjoy the rest of our weekend in Blue Ridge – relaxing, eating, visiting wineries and drinking at the lakes. On the way home, we also visited Stone Mountain, on the outskirts of Atlanta – a fascinating place to visit, with a tough hike up the rockface itself!
Hummingbirds at dinner –
Racing Americana 