On the spur of the moment, Aisling and I decided to participate in a 5K run in San Francisco today. It was a benefit for the Red Cross, which is a positive considering the work that they're involved in due to the disasters in China and Myanmar. The run was in Golden Gate Park, a very nice course, around Stow Lake. The weather was good, chilly when we got there in the morning, but really warming up to just right. Aisling thought it was a little sunny in places when she was running, but I was just fine.
This time, Aisling took off and ran on her own, rather than with me. She did really well, she seems to have learned how to pace herself, no running too fast at the beginning and then running out of gas. I had a pretty good run myself, and ended with a time under 30 minutes. Aisling was about 40 seconds ahead of me. Both of us placed first in our age groups! Admittedly, it was a thin field - probably about 150 runners overall - but it was pretty satisfying nonetheless. We won gift certificates, and then I won an emergency kit (since it was sponsored by the Red Cross) in a raffle. I would've like to have spent a little more time after the race in Golden Gate Park, but Aisling was hungry, and probably a little tired, so we left.
Gordon & Helen in Crete
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