The Great Race takes place next Sunday, so those of who aren't among the brave 15,000 who registered, will take off from Commonplace on Forbes and figure out something that won't get us too tangled up in the course, but will get us involved in the excitement. It might be a good idea to arrive by foot or bike, since they barricade some streets at some point in the morning.
Last Sunday's run was another discovery, as Joanne led 18 of us up, and up, and up into the misty hills of Morningside to reach some spectacular views, and also cute little streets we'd never seen named Downlook and 55 1/2. We returned to Mildred's Farm - which looked a bit disheveled - and to that unforgettable spot where on one run years ago, some random guy got out of his car and started running with us in his pajamas. Hey - maybe he's on this list! Coffee at Tazza d'Oro was slightly raucous as we monopolized about half of it; probably the regulars were relieved when we finally left.
Virginia has promising news stemming from last week's adventure:
Last Sunday's run was another discovery, as Joanne led 18 of us up, and up, and up into the misty hills of Morningside to reach some spectacular views, and also cute little streets we'd never seen named Downlook and 55 1/2. We returned to Mildred's Farm - which looked a bit disheveled - and to that unforgettable spot where on one run years ago, some random guy got out of his car and started running with us in his pajamas. Hey - maybe he's on this list! Coffee at Tazza d'Oro was slightly raucous as we monopolized about half of it; probably the regulars were relieved when we finally left.
Virginia has promising news stemming from last week's adventure:
I wanted to share a cool spin-off from Michele's run through Braddock last week. The minister at Michele's and my church (Waverly Presbyterian) saw the photo on facebook of our group at the Welcome to Braddock sign. Since she's working with some of the groups there, especially the Braddock Youth Project, she was talking to Michele's husband Brian about helping the boro organize a 5K run as a fund-raiser in Braddock, and have kids from the youth project design the race shirts. The Braddock Youth Project offers summer and after-school programs, but lost its funding for the after-school program this fall. So the money would help restore some of those efforts and more. I'll keep you posted if this idea evolves into an actual event....
And Aimee has a line on a tour of the Churches of Wilkinsburg possibly coming up. Not to mention the autumn leaf extravaganza in the parks, and the South Side StepTrek route. Watch this space...
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