Fall has descended upon us! The temperatures and foliage make for an ideal time for walking, running and hiking! After recovering from the Moccasin Gap 10 Miler, some fun was in order! First up, the Jost Running virtual 10k. Virtual races are fun, convenient, and often support deserving charities. The charity for the Oktoberfest virtual 10k was the Midwest Foodbank. You can run virtual races anywhere and for this particular run, I chose my favorite trail, the Canal Loop at Grand Rivers, KY. For this particular virtual group, you take a picture with your bib # and email your time in on the honor system, then they mail you your finisher's medal! My finish time was 1:46 and check out the bling! It has a bottle opener on it!!!
The Saturday before Halloween was the Carlisle Co. Project Graduation fundraiser, the "Boogity Boogity Boo" 5k! It was great to have a "hometown" race. I got my best personal time and had a great time with friends. I hope they do this one every year and maybe have runners dress in costume next year!
To complete our "fall fun" tour, I took my mom to Henderson KY for a weekend getaway to celebrate her birthday. Mom has been my lead crew member over the past year at almost every race (shout out to Bobby and Zach for also being crew members) and she deserves more than this. We visited Mantle Rock on the Trail of Tears, John James Audubon State Park and downtown Henderson.
Here is a section of trail at John James Audubon State Park. Henderson is a cool river town and we had a great time. I highly recommend CKB (Commonwealth Kitchen & Bar) downtown. The shrimp and grits along with my "smoked" bourbon was an epic meal. I really try and focus on eating with a purpose, (nutrition and fuel for activity). I think doing that helps me truly appreciate when a special meal like this comes along! Cheers!
