Sunday, December 7, 2008

Santa 6K

Over 2000 Santas running jubilantly through Battersea Park... now that is a sight to see at 10:00 am on a Saturday morning! And lucky for you, our friend Tim's camera did not run out of batteries after just one picture!

Here we are suited up for the big race... can you guess which Santa is me?

Here we are contemplating the course and planning our attack...

And, she's off...

Here is the start of the race. The blue arch in the distance is the start line... I reached it in 46 minutes and 50 seconds. Not the best time but I was not last which is really all that matters ; ) Chris finished in just over 35 minutes. However, he ran the first 2 miles with me and I surely slowed him down. The weather was great, a little cold but not a raindrop in sight! We were all complaining prior to the run that our fingers were numb but I warmed up quickly once the race started.
We saw all kinds of funny costumes including a pimp Santa, an elf, several doggie reindeer running with their owners, baby Santas riding out the race in strollers and finally the picture below...

Earlier in the race, the reindeer were riding in the sleigh with the Santas out front. There was a sign on the sleigh that read "on strike." Too funny!!!

1 comment:

LKipphut said...

How very cute! You two need to quit running, put on some pounds, and then run as Santas! You're both too skinny. Glad you had a good time.