Category Archives: 5K events

“We help defeat hunger with de feet!”

When the invitation to participate in the 2022 Fish & Loaves Happy Soles 5K Run/Walk/Bike event arrived in my e-mail inbox on January 27th, I registered that very night. It was nice to think warm thoughts and plan ahead to … Continue reading

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Run for the Trees 5K 2022.

This was my second time to participate in the virtual Run for the Trees 5K event, which was sponsored by the Bob Ross Inc. Foundation and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The premise was simple: participants chose any time … Continue reading

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Walk for the Wild

I saw this 5K event advertised on one of the park sites I follow on Twitter. After signing up, I gleaned a few factoids which I’m going to pepper throughout this post, like this one: did you know there is … Continue reading

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Miles for Meals; 2021 Happy Soles 5K.

I’m a tad behind writing about the Fish & Loaves Virtual 5K which I completed on May 29th. This is the fourth 5K I’ve done for this local food pantry; the prior 5K posts can be found here here and … Continue reading

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It was a bloomin’ good time!

This trek was taken six weeks ago, back on Saturday, May 1st, the first day of the virtual “Tulip Time Run/Walk With a Twist” event. “Tulip Time” is an annual event that takes place in Holland, Michigan, about three hours … Continue reading

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Into the forest and through the trees ….

Long before Spring arrived, I scheduled myself for three virtual 5K events to take place during this season. To date, I’ve completed two of them and have up to June 15th to do my Fishes & Loaves 5K, which event … Continue reading

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Every dog has its day …

… and I’ve had a few doggos in my day too. There was Fritzy, the German Shepherd … … and Co-co, the Cocker Spaniel … … and last, but not least, Peppy, the poodle. Eventually my parents switched to birds … Continue reading

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On your mark, …

… GET SET, … … GO!!! Last Saturday I spent a delightful morning at Heritage Park. Those of you that have been following my blog for a while, know there is always something to see and write about when I … Continue reading

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Oops, I did it again!

Today I completed my fourth 5K run/walk event in four weeks.  It was the first time that I have ever done back-to-back 5K events.  This 5K started at 8:00 a.m. and is about 5 miles away.  I concede that I’m … Continue reading

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More miles and smiles.

So today was another 5K event for me.   This was the 4th Annual “Rails Rally” which registration fees support the Lincoln Park Schools Education Foundation.  This is the third year I registered for this event, but only the second time … Continue reading

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