thursday june 18, 2009 - thirsty thursday

last thursday my sister and dave ran in the thirsty thursday 5k at trooper thorn's restaurant (john was disappointed that his ankle is still giving him trouble or he would have loved to run this as well - lucky for him he had work to take his mind off not being able to run - ha!)

i also attended the race...attended...not ran! i am the official "child care provider" of the thirsty thursday race and tony and i kept harry b company while corinne and dave exhausted themselves!

tony and harry pumping up the crowd before the race began

tony and harry occupying each other waiting for the first finisher's to come through

how many boys does it take to buckle the nuna?

here comes d - strong finish!

nee nee...smiling through the finish line - she improved her time by 1 1/2 minutes from the previous saturday!

following the race, we met up with mom and dad and enjoyed some yumm-o victor emmanual's homemade pasta, pizza and oil and vinegar salad with cheese. sign me up for the next race if it involves eating a delicioso meal afterwards again!

pasta run 5k

wednesday evening brought about a fun family event outdoors. heat and humidity aside, i'd say a fun time was had by all of the brumbaugh, d'angelo, mohr and mulligan families! this 5k race really was a family affair for us as john, corinne, dave, my dad, aunt cath, uncle jim and cousin jack and even harry...yes, harry, ran in the race (ok, he was "pushed" into it...ha ha!)! tony d, my cousin sam and i cheered from the sidelines!

this event is organized by my uncle jim every year and is held on city island in harrisburg (where the harrisburg senators stadium is located). proceeds from the race go to the american lung association so it's not only fun, but it's for a great cause as well!

i even got what has become the traditional "tony & harry" race picture as i seem to have a picture of the two of them in their strollers from every race we attend. ok, so tony wasn't actually looking at the camera...he was too into the banana!

it's getting harder and harder for anthony and i to go to these races and support john without t himself wanting to run and join in the fun, so after john finished the race, he handed off his number to tony who proceeded to run all over the place "running the race like daddy" before throwing his hands in the air to say he won!

the night ended with the awards where my uncle won 1st place in his age group (congratulations!) and a catered pasta dinner (hence the name pasta run) by cantone's and olive garden. yummy!!!

you can see more picture from the evening here!

flashback...sunday, may 4th - broad street run

john has put yet another race under his belt by completing the philadelphia blue cross broad street run 10-miler! a huge accomplishment for him and the longest he's run yet...the racing bug has definitely bit him and now's he's eager to train for a 1/2-marathon
(13.1 miles) himself!

with 22,000 runners battling each other for a spot on the subway, tony, aunt sue and i decided to forgo seeing john off at the start line and wished him well prior to heading out to the race that morning. while waiting for him at the finish line in the navy yard, we enjoyed a real nice event they have there with a petting zoo (the cleanest i've ever seen), moonbounces and other activities for the children to participate in while waiting for your favorite runner to return. tony made friends with some tiny goats and a calf (which i soooo wanted to take home with me -- yes, i still love cows and someday will live on a farm/land where i can have my very own)!

here's a video of john heading towards the finish line (he doesn't even look tired)!

john finished in 1:52 - nice strong finish!! it was a long day but not without much fun and excitement! you would have thought that tony was the one that finished the race for how he zonked out in the car on the ride home! for more pictures of the day, click here

congratulations john! we love you and are very proud of everything you've accomplished with your running so far and wish you continued success with your races in the future!

flashback...sunday, april 27th - lv 1/2 marathon

corinne completed her first half marathon on sunday 4/27...that's 13.1 miles for those that aren't familiar. she did a fabulous job and got a terrific time of 2:01!! awesome. we are all so proud of her and excited that we were able to be there to witness her accomplish this goal she set last august after having harrison. it was also very cute to see harry recognize his mommy as she ran past him up the hill into the stadium and towards the finish line!

she actually ran it faster than she thought she would and had to skip ahead a few songs on her ipod in order to be able to hear the "rocky" theme song as she ran towards the finish! click here to see some pictures of the little runner! great job neenee! you rock...err, i mean run!!

valley forge 5 mile revolutionary run

john got another race under his belt today, and the weather ended up cooperating for a very nice day! john and david ran the 5 mile race, both finishing in under 50 minutes. tony, harry, corinne and i were there to cheer them on to their strong finishes.

following the race, we all hopped on our bikes (and tested out corinne and david's new bike trailer for the kids) and took advantage of the beautiful day and the nice paved trails at the valley forge park riding over 3+ miles. whew - it was rough and i know i will definitely be feeling it tomorrow. perhaps i'll have to sit on a pillow tomorrow at work...but it was worth it spending time with my family and being outdoors (and burning extra calories was a bonus too)!


following our fun day at the park, we had a great lunch together at shenk's in collegeville (an old haunt of david's) where we dined on broasted chicken (oh so healthy after a race and bike ride, i know), but when you pull in the parking lot and catch a wiff of it, there was no other option when you saw the menu...and we had all worked up an appetite at that point.

click here to see more pictures of the race and some funny ones from lunch too!

fun times

we enjoyed a great "good friday" off of work. john and i both had some things we needed to get done during the morning, so aunt sue and tony had some much needed fun time together. to my surprise when i went to change his shirt after his nap before we moved onto our next event of the day, he revealed one of the fun activities he and aunt sue did...tattoos! whew - remind me never to have her watch him when he gets older...just kidding aunt sue! thank you for the perfect upper arm placement that will definitely be hidden by his easter outfit as he won't let me wash it off, and thank you for it being a disney tattoo!

later on friday afternoon, we met up with the deloretta's at gna pizzeria to celebrate danny's 30th birthday with him and his family. it was a nice time...great food...and tony had a ton of fun as usual with paige (so many girlfriends that little guy has)! they even did a little dancing. here is a cute picture and video, and if you click here, you can view more fun shots of the kids at the party.

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saturday morning started early with a cold, snowy day for the mt. penn mudfest 15k race. this was john's first year running it although we've been going to it for 4 years now to cheer on my friend shane. dave ran it too for the first time in addition to john, as did shane's girlfriend erin.

it was very, very cold in the snow waiting for the race to start and then for everyone to finish. tony and harry were bundled up and were very cozy (harry even slept). john had a blast and although not satisfied with his time, did find at the 7.25 mile mark, he improved his time to that point over last week's race of that length. this was the race last year that got john interested in running and was his goal to finish it...mission accomplished...and i couldn't be prouder of him! you've done a tremendous job with your training and i'm so excited to see you accomplish your next goal of the broad street run in may (10 miles)! click here for more pictures of the race.

st. patty's day scramble

this past saturday john ran the st. patty's day scramble at blue marsh with david. this race was 7.4 miles long and john finished with a time of 1:20...20 minutes faster than the 1:40 he ran in the ugly mudder 7.25 mile race last month. fortunately the weather cooperated and the rain cleared up, but not after making the trail nice and muddy in spots. i had to leave early to get to the retirement party for the bowman's, however i was able to get a few pictures of the guys at the start before i left and corinne got the finish line shots, which I will add to the album once she gets them to me. click here to see the few that i took. nice job again honey!! looking forward to next week's mt. penn mudfest (15K/9.25 mile trail run)!

ugly mudder 2008

Here is a picture from the Ugly Mudder Trail Run on 2.17.2008

mike, sam, ben, katie & john

for more pictures, from the day, click here

seaside 10 - ocean city, md

this past weekend we headed off to ocean city maryland to do a little camping and for john to participate in the seaside 10 5k. it was only 1 short year ago that john could barely walk a mile without feeling like he would have a heart attack and here he is running 3 miles. he's worked so hard to get to this point and i couldn't be any prouder of him! john and my dad both ran the race and john finished with a time of 28:51. excellent time for his first race and the horrid weather conditions. it was pouring down rain the day/night before, morning of, during and after the race...don't even ask about the camping that weekend! ugh!

** race results are in: john finished 97 out of 262 finishing runners with a time of 28:51; dad finished 72 with a time of 27:39 - great job to both of you!! i'm so proud!**