The 2nd Annual First Dam Pancake Run went rather smoothly, and I would call it a success (even if I do say so myself). Having the trailer with all the organized race supplies was a huge help. It was much less chaotic. Still a lot of work, but we were happy with the results. Even my mom, who is not a runner, trained to do our run. She finished and did great!
Everyone seemed to have a good time, as seen by the smiles in the pics :)
We had about the same turnout as last year, but are confident that the number will grow in the future, once word starts to spread.
There are of course, a lot of pictures, so I will let them speak for themselves:
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| The starting line in the tunnel... the IHOP pancake man did a great job interacting with people. |
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| They're off! Notice my dad near the front in blue... and my hubby directing the race! |
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| A few more of the take-off, and some shots of an adorable little one with the Pancake Man |
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| All smiles! |
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| Balloon art! People starting to cross the finish line... |
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| Some enter the BLUE ZONE for a splash of color! |
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| Our Blue Zone volunteers were certainly not stingy with the color throw! |
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| More blue |
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| Beautiful shot of the dam |
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| even a double stroller made it through the trails! |
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| Almost there! |
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| Yummy pancakes! |
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| mi madre... she made it! |
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| the kids love the color throw |
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| even a dog gets some color! |
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| I recognize him. Go dad! |
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| This family is a favorite of mine... |
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| Happy finisher friends! |
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| face painting! |
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| Medal ceremony |
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| The speediest runners... |
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| Kids' Dash! |
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| They took the dash very seriously... |
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| more smiles |
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| Me getting some breakfast - bottom left :) |
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| Some of the ASSERT staff |
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| A runner enjoying his IHOP pancake stack |
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| We make a good team! |
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| Nice to have some help from Mike's dad! |
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| Got to see an old friend, Ken Hoglund, who was our race photographer. Jared showed up for the event too! |
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| My fit parents! |
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| Cute kids from ASSERT Autism Program |
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| Lyndsay, from ASSERT, who is always a tremendous help with the whole race process |
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| Very cute family who have done our race both years now... |
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| they definitely had fun with the blue color |
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| He made it in a lot of photos :) |
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| ASSERT staff with her student |
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| another race finisher! |
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| some of our volunteers |
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| they sent us a lot of photos, so I am including a lot of this family.. |
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| seriously got into the blue! |
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| smurfs! |
We learn a little more each time we do the race. Luckily, we were not fighting the wind as much with a slightly later start time. I think everyone had a great time, which makes me proud and call it a success! Now time to clean up and head out on a vacation, just me and my Mike... can't wait!
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