2012 Bristol, CT Shamrock Run

The family went running again this weekend and we met Erin, Jason, Dan, Kevin, Doug, Joe and the Fleet Feet 5 mile Running group in the 'mountainous' region of Bristol, CT. It was a large event with over a 1000 runners and great food and prizes. Nathaniel and Kevin ran in the Kid's Fun Run event and they had a blast.

Here are some pics from the event and there are more online here. Hope to see you at the next race!

Selected Results

2 Mile Event
95   Ryan Schulze   14:53   7:26
370  Joe Cohn       19:29   9:44
436  Erin Smith     20:27  10:13

5 Mile Event
151  Jeanne LeMere  42:42   8:32
273  Douglas Bray   47:57   9:35
293  Jill Karno     49:17   9:51
335  Sean Halbruner 51:18  10:15
356  Dan Guinan     53:26  10:41
375  Shawn Schulze  56:56  11:23

I know I came in last this event... In my defense there were some great runners running with me and I was recovering from having my wisdom teeth out. I still had a lot of fun and am hoping to do this run again next year.

Nate is Ready to Run

Nate and Kevin After the Kids Race

Kevin

Nate running in for the finish

Crossing the finish line

Post Run

Ryan

Dan Finishing the 5 mile

Doug, Dan and Kevin

Doug, Joe and Shawn

Doug

Erin and J

Coach Jill

Joe Finishing the 2 Mile

High 5!

Me Finishing the 5 Mile

Sean H finishing

Max O'Hartford 5k

The family met Erin, Jason, Dan and the Fleet Feet 5k Running group in downtown Hartford today to run the Max O'Hartford 5k. It was a giant event with close to 3000 people showing up to run. They had free beer and free corn beef sandwiches for all the participants as well as commemorative shirts and glasses. I always love the atmosphere at a running event because everyone is so happy, positive and polite. Nathaniel ran in the Wee Mile event and he loved participating and getting his number pinned on. There were three Wee Mile events depending on the age of the child and Nate ran in the 100 yard dash. Pucky the whale showed up just before the Wee Mile event began to see the kids off. Nate was crazy fast and was one of the first kids to finish. It was a great day to be Hartford and we all had a lot of fun. I hope to see you all at the next race!

After the race we headed back home and when we stopped for gas we saw some horses at the gas station. They crossed the street and headed up past subway towards the schools. Here are the race results and some pictures. (I think Jason and Erin may have more pictures as well)

Results (Online):

Place: 738  Bib: 4528 Ryan Schulze  Time: 26:50 Pace: 8:38

Place: 1357 Bib: 5583 Dan Guinan    Time: 30:43 Pace: 9:54 

Place: 1657 Bib: 4529 Shawn Schulze Time: 32:46 Pace: 10:33 

Place: 1817 Bib: 5048 Erin Smith    Time: 34:13 Pace: 11:01

Here's some pictures:

Boys getting ready
Nate is all lined up and ready to go!
Pucky the Whale is visiting!
Is it time to run yet?
Dad waiting for race, I ran with Nate or more accurately chased him. :)
I finished! Woo hoo!
After the Wee Mile they did the Restaurant relay
After the Relay the mob lined up for the 5k
Dan is all set to run
Ryan and Dan
Dan, Dad and Ryan ready to go
Erin is lined up and ready to go
Here comes Ryan!
He sprinted to the end! Great time!


Me Finishing
Erin Finishing
Horses at the Gas station back home 

Visiting my Mom, Sister and Nieces in Maine

We had a great time up in Maine this year and visited with Nana, Auntie Chelle, Tessa and Kaleigh. We made a brief stop at the outlets in Kittery and got lucky picking some great hotels.

Tessa, Kaleigh, Ryan and Nate

Say CHEESE!

Nana

One of the gifts Nate received was the Legendary Sword of Omens. He can use it for Sight beyond Sight or to defend or he can transform it from dagger form to sword form.

The mighty sword fully extended and ready for battle.

(The original Thundercats from when I was a kid and the new 2011 Reboot are on Amazon. You can also rent the original Thundercats on DVD from Netflix but they don't have the reboot yet)