Once again we were back in Cincinnati this past weekend.  This time we were not there for a wedding, and were able to do things on our own time.  This helped to make one of the best weekends we’ve had with our families in a while.  We started off with the Run Like Hell, which is a costumed 5K run including part of a cemetery along its course.  Kim’s family help to put together a team for her cousin who has Cystic Fibrosis, “Running for Patrick.”  They ended up with 40 or 50 people participating in the race all with shirts on for our team.  Patrick was able to come down to watch the race and hang out with his family and friends during the before and after events.

As far as the race goes, it is a very hard course filled with hills, most of which are up-hills.  Kim and I started near the front of the pack with my dad, her brother Chris, and cousin Betsy.  We started off on a really fast pace, and by the time we had reached the graveyard we were already split into smaller groups.  Kim really was moving on the course, as she wanted to beat her younger brothers, and somehow my dad was able to keep up.  I couldn’t keep that pace and decided to run with Chris.  Betsy was just behind us and that was pretty much how we finished.  According to our timing chips, Kim and my dad finished at 26:15, while Chris and I finished at 26:54.  Kim managed to just squeak into the top 50 women runners and was rewarded with a very nice commemorative shirt.  It was a good run and a great thing to be a part of.

Below is a side-show of my mom’s pictures from the event.