iroc, uroc, OROC!

I found out about OROC (OutRun Ovarian Cancer) through my morning exercise class. The teacher is on the committee or something and a bunch of people were talking about the 5K race. Melissa and I have not done a 5K in a LOOOOONG time, so we decided to sign up. It both started and finished at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame downtown, so Nate and Glenn and all the kids came with us as well.
There was lots going on in front of the Rock Hall, including tables with free goodies, music, and magic tricks!The race started at 9 and took us around the streets of downtown Cleveland. I would say it was a lovely race, but the first mile and a half was uphill with a strong headwind! We kept a good pace, though, and I settled in fine until we reached Huron (I believe) and there was some sort of fried food smell that was making me want to retch. Thank goodness we got past that quickly and moved on to East 4th--the coolest street downtown! We've been there before when we saw Brian Regan, but I forgot how cute it is....lights strung between the buildings, outdoor seating--it reminded me of New York. It provided a nice distraction for the second mile.

No, I did not take this picture while running.

The end of the race had a little bit of a downhill stretch, so we took advantage of that and made it to the end in under 32 minutes. I think that is a pretty good pace, all things considered! And there is nothing better than seeing loved ones at the end, cheering you on!

Almost done....
Hey! Why is this little kid beating us?

Jill--you better get ready for the Race for the Cure on the 13th!!

While we were out roaming the streets, the kids got to decorate some cookies, courtesy of Eat'n'Park.