8k Pennant Race

I caught wind of an 8k on Saturday that was put on by the Spokane Indians single-A baseball team.  All participants got a nice Brooks tech shirt and a ticket to the evening's ballgame.  I'm tapering for White River next weekend, so instead of a semi-long Saturday run I thought it would be fun to head up to Spokane with a few friends and for the 8k and game.  At packet pick-up I asked if dogs were allowed to run, and they said yes.  So Sadie got to participate in her first official road race.

Sadie's not used to running in crowds, so we started out slow to give her a some room.  After a couple minutes the runners had spread out enough for us to settle into a comfortable pace and pass people without worrying about clothes-lining them with the leash.  Sadie's so much fun to run with.  She got lots of smiles and cheers, and she did great to fight the urge to chase Mr. Squirrel at the park we looped around.  I stopped at a couple of the water stations for her because the morning was already getting warm, but she was doing just fine and was just happy to be running.

We crossed the finish line at 31:56, which placed me 10/201 (results).  Sadie wasn't listed in the results, but she actually beat me by a nose -- and it was a PR for both of us.

Sadie scouting her competition

Sadie: "What kind of fish is that?"
Me: "I have no idea."

Post-race snack

Post-race swim with Sadie

Baseball games are fun

This weekend is going to be fun too.  White River is a tough and beautiful course.  I'm looking forward to it.

Keep running!

Scott