River Bank Run & Mother's Day
Yesterday was great fun as Joyce and I ran in our 16th River Bank Run. The River Bank Run changed some race times so I didn't get to even see Joyce. Joyce ran the 25K and I ran the 5K so I was done running about the time she started. It was a little unorganized at the beginning this year. This picture was taken just before the race began. All those people are runners and we were really packed in tight. In total there were over 17,000 participants in all the categories. The next three pictures were taken as I approached the final turn. It looks dark because it was raining so hard. Seventeen years ago during a Mother's Day celebration, I picked up the Grand Rapids Press and saw the story about the Old Kent River Bank Run. "I would love to run it that," I said even though I wasn't a runner and not even athletic. But Joyce said she wanted to do that too. It wasn't until the next Feb. when I finally put my feet to the payment. Sherry and I started runn...