Sunday, April 15, 2012

Russian Easter Run

Mindy and Pete hosted a fun Russian Easter run today, followed by some delicious (and slightly funny looking - teehee!) foods. It was a great way to spend a bright, sunny and warm Sunday morning - running and catching up with friends! Thanks guys :-)

We met in the parking lot of a Methodist church, setting out to enjoy our own sort of Sunday morning mass. Pete took the lead on his bike and was our fearless leader for the whole way. It's a good thing too, as we wound in and out of a few different trail systems such as Robinson Woods and the Greenbelt, which was fun but potentially confusing if you didn't know where you were going/headed. We had a good group - Valerie, Rick, Randy, Nathan, Dora, NJ Dave, Linda, Mary, Mindy and Pete - and it was fun to spend stretches of trail catching up with everyone. The trails were lovely - a mix of gentle terrain and some rootier/rockier single track. Pete even took Randy, Nathan and I on a little out-and-back to the edge of the ocean on our return trip. Pretty! We weren't in a rush out there, just enjoying the trails and the company, although I was accused of picking up the pace when I was in the front of the line behind Pete. Oops! Sorry guys. Just ask Ryan - I can't help it! I have no sense of pace :-)

Pretty woods (photo courtesy of Valerie)

Happy runners

After a fun 9.6 mile run, we sojourned to Mindy and Pete's to meet the chickens (very cool!) and enjoy some fun food. It was great to sit out in the sun  and catch up and enjoy the morning. I left around 1:00 to join up with Sam, Kristen, Morgan, and my mom and dad (thanks for watching Sam, guys!) for some playtime at Deering Oaks Park. What a great day to be outside!

Happy girlie in the swing

Blue tongue!



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