Homerun for the Homeless

I got an email from the Colorado Rockies, yeah I signed up to get emails from them, about the 5K race and so I of course wanted to do it. By reading the title of the run I felt that I had to do it to help the homeless in any way that I could. Me and a friend signed up for the competitive 5k Run (3.1 miles) that included a scenic downtown course and a lap around the warning track of Coors Field and 2 tickets to the games! You got the players' field perspective as you ran to a great post-race party. It was fun to see Dinger on the field and so I of course had to get a picture with the cute dinosaur.

We also got t-shirts from the run. Well, as we went and registered we got handed the shirts along with our race numbers. I looked at it and it was SO small. They ended up running out of adult mediums and larges and so I got a childs small. I've done plenty of runs and LOVE the shirts you get for doing them. All during the run I had this thought to just ask anyone after the race if they'd like to switch shirts so I could have one that would fit me. At the end of the race I ended up seeing this family with a child that didn't have a shirt so I asked them if they'd want to switch shirts so they're child could have mine. The funny thing is that the dad had it on but still said that sure he would do that. He apologized for it being all sweaty and I said "No big deal, I don't mind, that's what washers are for!" Can you tell I REALLY wanted a shirt?! HAHA!!!

I wasn't too nervous for the run but thought it might hurt a little for me. I haven't done any excerise activity since I hurt my knee at the very beginning of the year from skiing. I finally made myself do it and figured the run would help my knee get better. All during the run my knee did not hurt what so ever. I was so happy that I could just keep running without pain. Back to my running days I go!!!