Kent State Homecoming

A couple Saturdays ago we continued our Kent State Homecoming tradition.  Paul and I both went to Kent State, met there and are still huge fans.   We always run the Bowman 5K the morning of Homecoming at Kent State. I'm a little partial to this race because not only because of the festivities but, it was my first ever race. This year, due to working a lot and other obligations Paul and I had not been doing as much running as we should have in the couple weeks before the race.  Turns out that worked for me and I clocked my fastest 5K ever in 34:54 according to their official time.  I'm not so sure it wasn't a bit faster since at the 2 mile mark I clocked myself at about 21 minutes.  I'm guessing I didn't take another 14 minutes for my last mile.  Either that or my timing was off somehow.  Either way, still my fastest official race time. Yay!  Paul was using this race as a starting point to gear back up for his training.  I think he's hoping to do the Cleveland full or half next year so he has lots of time to train!

Every year after the race we head over to Starbucks with the kids to get some drinks and watch the Homecoming Parade. Since Corey and Ashley had watched our kids for us while we raced they came with us. The girls were all decked out in their Kent State gear and armed with their candy bags.  It was a little chilly but nothing will stop these kids from candy!  Rylee was especially into the whole candy aspect.  She would leave no soldier behind out in the street.

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T-R-O-U-B-L-E

Serious about their candy

Not so serious about it

Rylee's loot

Normally (since a free ticket comes with the 5K registration) we would head to the Kent football game.  We thought about it since, hey don't look now, but Kent is actually GOOD.  After some thought it was too cold and miserable to take the kids but we got to enjoy the game at home.  Can't wait to do it all again next year!