Bee fit with Bob
You just got to do a 5k
Several weeks ago, the Brookshire’s 15K was held in Tyler. This 9.23-mile run is the premier running event of its kind in the USA. At the same time and place the Fresh 5K, my favorite run in the whole wide world, was also ran. It was closed out early because it is so popular.
It ran in five waves with the fast-serious runners, including world class speedsters and top amateurs starting first. Then the fun and party atmosphere got underway. The announcer got the wave going. He asked how many repeaters were ready. About 50 percent gave hollers and cheers and two more waves of excited people took off.
Wave four, which included me, stared at the buzzer and headed on the 3.1 mile fun run. There were moms and dads pushing running buggies with excited little ones. Masters and dogs with fancy running collars and wiggly tails were walking, jogging and running. There were special racing wheel chairs with folks that used their arms to make those dealywhoppers go fast. Big and little kids running and laughing were everywhere on the street that was now the racing course. We were in somebody’s neighborhood! Folks were out in the yards with signs cheering on friends. There was cheering, hollering and laughing and it was organized chaos and we were already about one mile in. It was fun.
