Dec 27 Run: Tom's House and Holiday Runs

Tom will take the run again this coming Sunday, Dec 7. Meet at his house on Ayelsboro, contract in hand.

Holiday Runs
Wed, Dec 24 5:45 AM Forbes and Murray (usual Wed run)
Thu, Dec 25 7:30 AM Coffee Tree, which may not be open
Fri, Dec 26 5:45 AM Forbes and Murray (usual Fri run for those who have to work or like to get up early)
and 7:30 AM Coffee Tree - that is right two runs on the same day

Today's run was a big present full of notable events and sights. It started out with a drive to the run to the run, where four environmentally conscious drivers car-pooled down to the Hot Metal Bridge. We left the warm car and joined our new North Hills member, Carol, for a dark and windy run down the jail trail, arriving just in time to meet up with the group for Tom's famous, non-controversial Holiday Run. This included

• A stunning view of our rivers, the tree at the Point and the very tiny wreath on the stadium
• Cannons at the Fort Pitt History Museum (have we seen cannons before?)
• The Horne's/ Highmark Tree as well as an equally sparkly tree in the building across Stanwix Street
  
• Tom's place of work, dressed up for the holiday
• The tree at the hotel near the Convention Center which keeps changing hands so I don't remember its name
• The hallucinatory color display on the new bus terminal
• The creche on the US Steel Plaza, which we thought could benefit with the addition of a few wise runners
• The wind music tunnel, a gracious gesture on Tom's part in deference to last year's run
• The tree and Menorah at the City Building on Grant Street where Tom rescued a deer
• The appearance of Chaton who had been trying to catch up with us

And if that was not enough there was drama at the Coffee Tree as Cheryl and Elaine worked out an elaborate scheme to retrieve Cheryl's car in which she had locked both her and Elaine's keys. The solution is too convoluted to report here but thanks to Virginia and Elaine's daughter, Beth all was made well.