East End Runners

So many decisions could have been bad!

Friday, December 31, 2021

Jan. 1 & 2 Run/Walk: Saturday: New Year's Day Run at 61C at 7:30; Sunday: meet at Starbucks at the Waterfront

Hurray! Another holiday run on a Saturday followed by another the usual Sunday.  New Years Day run: meet at 61C (will they be open?)  Then on Sunday, meet at Starbucks at Waterfront for Homestead run.  A holiday gift:  double RG-time!  This time we'll have to gauge (COVID-wise) whether we're having coffee inside. If we have to go back to constant zoom I may explode.  

But last week we were still in a fairly normal mode, and hung out in the 61C and La Prima with some abandon, after cloudy but merry excursions through Squirrel Hill and the Strip/Herr's Island.  We have notes only from one day but that was quite enough:

Oh, there was so much more but there always is.  Best of all was Lainy's Holiday Ode:

Run/Walk Christmas 2021

 

‘Twas the morning of Christmas, the year ‘21

Of course, we had scheduled a holiday run

 

The weather was chilly, a light rain prevailed

The streets were all quiet, the gifts had been mailed

 

The start time was nearing at 61C

Not knowing which runners and walkers we’d see…

 

And who would appear to run/walk and schmooze?

Turned out to be only the Christmas ‘morn Jews

 

Come Maxine and Wendy, come Roye and Elaine

Who cares that its chilly and pouring down rain?

 

And we weren’t the only ones out and about

Its Christmas on Shabbos, so no one’s left out!

 

The route was on sidewalks, avoiding the mud

Who knew the real threat was a possible flood?!

 

Then, just as we all had really been hopin’

The 61C turned out to be open!

 

And Billie showed up with stories to tell

Mostly about her job at Hillel

 

May your next year be free of a sniffle or cough

Merry Christmas to all and a big Mazel Tov!



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