Today was an
adventurous day that started at about 5:00am. I decided at the last minute I was going to do Pat's Run, a 4.2 mile race in Tempe. So I got up early and drove to my parents house to meet my mom and friends to head to the race. This is where the adventure began.
1.) Traffic was backed up on the 202 getting off on Rural Rd.
2.) We could not find a parking spot for the life of us.
3.) Finally we found one on a small dirt road near Tempe Town Lake
4.) We only had 17min to race time and about a mile to walk to the start.
5.) We made it to the race on time
whoooooohoooooo!!!! (5 minutes to spare)
6.) We ran the race it was fun, maybe a little crowded and more hills than expected.
7.) We finished and went toward the car only to find we were blocked in because someone parked in the middle of the only road out!
8.) We called the police for help. They could not help.
9.) So we built a ramp with river rocks so everyone with small cars could jump the curb (myself and another guy came up with this idea).
10.) It was actually quite fun and I think the most memorable part was building the rock ramp and helping people out (literally)!
Here I am with my awesome shirt! My time was 32.05 Min. for 4.2 miles. That is just over 7.5 min/mile! I am excited.
Here is a reenactment of my river rock ramp building skills.
oh no! Is it going to work?