Sunday was the Saucon Loves Boston 5K at the Hellertown Grist Mill, on the Saucon Rail Trail. Lydia and I met her friends Mandy and Dawn there.The 5K was just for runners. The walk was only 2 miles. Lyd and I decided to do it anyway because the proceeds went to the survivors fund for medical expenses.
It was a nice, organized race. Out and back on the trail.
But I have two rules for 5Ks. First, you don't take down the finish line before the walkers are done. Second, you stop traffic, not the walkers. They broke the second rule. Pissed me off big time. My finished time was 35:48. It could have been minimum of 30 seconds shorter, if not a full minute. It felt like we stood at the intersection forever.
After the race was over, we headed down the street to the Saucon Farmers Market. If the pickle guy was there, Pat wanted pickles. Thank goodness he was there. I bought two different pickles, Lyd got artichokes (pictured), and I got garlic stuffed olives. I could have bought much more, but that is way too much salt for me. These puppies will need to last.I also bought red Russian kale. The farmer said it wasn't as bitter as regular kale. We'll see. I also bought the prettiest head of lettuce I've every seen at the same stand. If youu want baked goods, that market has a ton of bakers.
When we returned home and walked the dog, of course.
Then it was time for round two. Alan dropped off Bonnie, and we headed downtown for dinner. We finished about an hour before the bus was to come and spent the time walking around downtown Bethlehem. Then we grabbed the bus and headed to Camden.
We arrived in Camden an hour early, so we walked on the Camden waterfront for a while. There was a also a game at the ballpark.
Finally, we headed for the big top.
I spent four hours sitting on a bus and managed to get nearly 16,000 steps in. That won't happen today. The torrential downpours are back. I'll have to find Walk At Home videos online. I used to have 2 DVDs but they were borrowed and never returned.
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