You can simply not imagine what a huge thing the annual Boilermaker 15K is in the small city of Utica, from which I hail (well, kind of, actually New Hartford, just outside Utica). It started 31 years ago and has blossomed into the most famous 15K in the U.S. It's pretty much the focus of the town for the first couple of weeks in July.
So, here we were. I was supposed to train for it, but I ended up hurting my hip a couple of months ago and was unable to run. But my husband was ready. We went to the Fitness Expo yesterday to pick up my husband's packet and we decided to do the 3 mile walk so I could at least participate in some way.
After the race, there was a huge par-tay...and I mean party!!! How about 11,000 runners plus their families and friends gathered in one place with beer, food and a great band...in area surrounding the F.X. Matt Brewery!!! When we got home, I read today's paper only to find this on the front page from yesterday's 3 mile walk:
See the two circles? The shorter one is me (wearing my Mom's very cute blue and white flowered hat that I just might have to steal when I leave) and the taller one is Hurley! We're famous!
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Great picture of you and Hurley -ha
Posted by: Shirley | July 13, 2008 at 09:08 PM