It is getting pretty cold here. It is the homecoming weekend and a so a nice long weekend - no worries of meetings and really going to college. The best thing is that I can do my own small things at home and not feel too guilty about not working the entire day.
Well homecoming is a whole lot of shenanigans! There is a parade in the mid-morning or early afternoon. The escort to the parade is a 2 mile fun run called Gator Gallop. Registration is $10 and even though I know that paying to run isn't really smart - there is so much fun in running with 100s of other runners. The best part remains the streets lined with so many Gator fans! The race was to begin at 11:15am and the air was so chilly, I decided to park a little further away from the start and warmup with a slow run. Ooh, you might find it useful, I tied my car keys with the shoelaces. They are quite light and it doesn't bother me while I run. After around 10 minutes of wait at the starting line, we heard the gunshot and everyone started running. I always find it funny how the crowd takes almost 30 seconds to start running! It was a lot of fun to run on such a cool day. There were people running with their dogs, some running with their kids in the pram and some kids running with their parents. And the sea of orange and blue on the sidewalks was really encouraging. I was aiming for a PR here (without stressing too hard) and actually got it - 2miles in 17 minutes! Needless to say I was and still am very happy.
