Giant Race!

I don't usually smile when I run.

On June 1, 2013 I ran a 5 mile race in San Jose. It was sponsored by the San Jose Giants which is the "triple A" team for the San Francisco Giants. I had been looking forward to this race for a long time. I was excited about where we were running. We ran through a historic park, a zoo, and into the stadium used by the San Jose Giants.

We are off!

There were a lot of people running, but it wasn't the largest group I have run with. I like this kind of group, some are hard core runners that run the race to see how fast they can. I run to see if I can complete the distance. Some people come and plan to walk to whole distance and sometimes bring their pets and just want to enjoy the morning. I want to see if I can improve the time I had run before.

Running through the zoo

On August 4, 2013 I will run a 5K race sponsored by the San Francisco Giants. We will run a loop that starts at the stadium (ATT Park) and then alone the waterfront in San Francisco and then back on to the playing field.

Running through the historic park.

We have been given instructions to be careful about being on the field. We have been asked to walk carefully on the outfield and not spend a lot of time on the grass.

Seeing the finish like always makes me happy!

Running both races is kind of cool. It also makes me eligible to win a pair of special running gloves with the San Francisco Giants logo. There are a couple of other combination runs in the area, but this one fits my schedule since I work 3 weekends a month. I am a little disappointed about doing this on a Sunday since I have been keeping my promise to my sister and God to go to church every Sunday I don't work. Originally I wanted to go to church every week even if I did work on Sunday, but I couldn't do that.

Party on the field after the race.