Parkway Summit Rap

Road Trippin with Riley!

Saturday morning STEB hit the road with Riley
Headed to Acme PA to visit her family; both were smiley!
They rolled into town around 2:30 pm -
Before long they all took off again!
Packet pickup with Lynn then a course preview;
Then dinner with the family - STEB's favorite it's true!
Meanwhile Riley got to play with Izzy and Zena out back -
It was like their own private dog park - that's a fact!

Uncle Bobby's Dog Park!

Headed back to Lynn's after that, and it stands to reason
Stopped for ice cream at Suzy's because it was in season
Next morning the point to point race didn't start till 9 o'clock -
Met Lynn's friend at the finish for a ride to the start, and that rocked!

Smiles over Short Porta Potty Lines!

Porta potty lines were nice and short -
Before we knew it it was time to line up to start!

Shadow Selfie - check!

There was a line with an 'S'  painted on the ground;
No arch with balloons could be found!

Ready to Run Uphill!

But we were in front of the Hopwood Fire & Rescue!
And one of the fire fighters did the course in full uniform -  whew!

Going Up, Up, UP!

The race is literally uphill a-l-l the way
Except for one small section near the beginning and at the finish - yay!
The goals were simple: run the first mile and finish under and hour
Got to make it uphill 3.5 miles under your own power!

Scene from the Scenic Overlook!

And you know the course is pretty steep
When there's a scenic overlook within reach!
At the end they told STEB she was the first rabbit to finish...
Does it matter that she was the only rabbit in it?!

Made it to the Top!

All in all STEB had a great time with her cousins,
And would do the Mt Summit Challenge race again!

Kerri with her Age Group Winner Mug!

Lynn's daughter Kerri even won her age group,
In her first race ever, that's the scoop!

Lynn with Sue, the Shuttle Driver and Age Group Winner!

Our shuttle driver to the start also won hers,
Then she ran back downhill to get back to her car no detours!
There were some fast peeps that ran uphill -
STEB swears they have an iron will!
The post race party was held in the historic Summit Inn
There was pizza, lemonade, tea, and a great band, for the win!

The Martyr Karin band ROCKED!

Here's the data from STEB's Garmin watch
Maybe next year she can take it up a notch?

All Uphill, All the Time!

From her splits below you can see,
That in her case a negative split was not to be!

Elevation Gain v Elevation Loss! Yikes!

STUR was so happy to have Andy and Jeff in town;

Eating lasagna at her house on Friday is where they could be found!

They hit the sack and rested up for Saturday -

Since around DC is where they'll play!

The boys went for a run in the am and got caught in the rain...

They enjoyed their time and didn't complain.

Metro Selfie!

The sun began to shine so they hopped on the train -

They had a destination- it wasn't in vain!

Their ultimate desire was to reach the home of Frederick Douglas -

He was known for fighting against slave injustice.

STUR at the Frederick Douglas House!

They arrived in time to get a nice tour -

It was very fast paced and certainly not a bore!

Back on the train and up to the mall -

First was a stop for gelato y'all!

Then they made their way over to Ford's Theater -

Learned here about Lincoln's assassination conspirators.

Headed over to Del Ray for some dinner,

Del Ray pizza was certainly a winner! 

Back home prepared for the GW Parkway Classic-

Don't worry they didn't do anything drastic!

Went to bed again at a reasonable hour -

So at 5 am their moods wouldn't be sour!

WUDoc met the group over at STUR's -

Since she was going to be the chauffeur!

Caught the shuttle over on Eisenhower Avenue -

Very organized system - it's true!!

Race Shuttle Selfie!

Arrived at Mount Vernon at exactly 6:47-

It was chilly but standing in the sun felt like heaven!

Ran into RBud over by the port potty-

Inside those things they had to be "squatty"

Ready to start the GW Parkway Classic!

Once in the corrals,  time for everyone to run their own race -

Hopefully the suck they will NOT have to embrace!

The last thing WUDoc said was "everyone run happy!"

STUR wanted to do just that very badly!

Conditions were perfect for a negative split;

If only STUR's knees and feet would permit!

They did! And she finished this awesome race with a grin -

Can't wait for next year to do it again!

Success at the GW Parkway 10-Miler!

Met up with ALL her crew eventually...

Also seeing the Mt Vernon CrossFit crew was her destiny!

Photo Op with Coach Dan aka Bounding Bunny!

The rabbits had time for a photo op with Coach Dan -

Also Coach Deidre was also there on hand.

Next caught the shuttle back to the car -

Hit up Starbucks since it wasn't too far.

STUR's group once again hit the Metro -

You say the Jefferson Memorial- it's a GO!

Andy and Jeff needed stamps for their National Park Passport Book;

STUR bought one too - she was hooked!

Getting Stamped!