Putting it in park

You can almost feel fall around the corner, especially last Saturday at the Run for the Park 5K in Grant Park.
Still a little humid, but the temperatures weren't too bad. That touch of fall.
I'd never done this race before, and it benefits Grant Park, which is a lovely park where Zoo Atlanta is located. Ran it with my friends Carolyn and Angela. Angela used to live in the Grant Park neighborhood and still lives close enough to walk her dog or run there.

Me, Angela and Carolyn

Angela has been battling a sore leg. I'm still troubled by my right IT band. Nevertheless, we persisted. Carolyn ran a fairly good time, but none of us won in our age group. I think we all hoped a little since it was a smaller community race, but not small enough!

The finest runners

There were no sinkholes for Saturday's Atlanta's Finest 5K, so I got all three miles in that day.
This is the race, also sponsored by Atlanta Track Club, that benefits Atlanta Police Foundation, and where the Atlanta Police Department puts some of its cool equipment on display. The mounted patrol was even there and I'm sorry I didn't get a photo of the beautiful horses.
My friends Michelle and Angela were there as well. It was hot and humid, but we made it!

Atlanta's finest runners

It was a bit cooler Saturday morning, for August, and we all commented how we were ready for fall temps to really begin to enjoy running. I especially thought that when I was out at Stone Mountain Sunday morning in 78 degree temps at 9 a.m. to run five miles.
What could be finer?

That sinking feeling

Driving in Atlanta has always been a challenge.
Who knew running in Atlanta was going to be a challenge?
Well, when there is a sinkhole along the 5K route, it is!
So, the 680 The Fan Tailgate 5K this past weekend became a 1-mile fun run.
Believe me, hearing the alarm go off at 5:15 a.m., I did wonder why I was doing it for just a mile.
I think a lot of folks wondered the same thing because there were far fewer people for this annual Atlanta Track Club event this year than in year's past.
Still, it was a free ATC race, so I was up and out the door!
This race is "themed" for college football season, so my friend Angela and I showed up in our Missouri Tiger running attire.

Representing Mizzou!

I (heart) Mizzou

Mizzou runners

 Angela and I weren't the only ones up early for a 1 miler. Michelle and Dana were there too!

Ready to run

Mizzou finisher!

So, the one good part about this race it is was over (for me) in 11:30 minutes. We talked about jogging around Chastain Park for another two miles, and we all talked ourselves out of it! LOL
Maybe we all got that sinking feeling when it came to more exercise.