Recently, Scott has been able to participate in two really fun running events. Last Sunday he did a 5k fun run at Mt Hood Community College, and on Friday he was able to run a leg of the Hood to Coast Relay. Although he didn't run any times close to what he did in college, he had a blast doing both.
The 5k fun run at MHCC was part of the Mt Hood Jazz Festival. 
Scott just wanted to see what he could do, and was surprised when he ran it in 18min 10sec. Before the race he was just hoping to run it under 21min. He finished fifth overall, and second in his age division. He's hoping to run more 5k's throughout 
the year, and hopefully improve his time. Heather was a huge support in the whole race. She brought Stanley out to watch daddy run, and she was at several of the spots during the race. Afterwards, she even gave Scott a hug despite him being all wet and sweaty. Scott was even able to talk his dad into running the 5k. The last race they did together was when Scott was in 5th grade.
His participation in the Hood to Coast relay was a surprise when our friends Jeremy and Claudette called asking if Scott would be willing to run with Claudette on one of her late night runs. She was running the leg into Portland and did not feel comfortable running that by herself. The Hood to Coast handbook even suggests that females have someone to run with on some of those late night legs. Heather again was very supportive of this, and drove Scott out to meet Jeremy and Claudette's team at 10:30pm, and picked him up at 11:30 under the Hawthorne bridge. It was a perfect night for a night run, and Scott had fun being part of the Hood to Coast.
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Hey Scott and Heather! Glad to hear about Scott running in two races and helping out a friend. That sounds really cool that he got his dad to run with him in that one race. Stanley looks pretty excited to see his dad run, and he (Stanley) is so cute, too.
Hope you have a great (Labor Day) weekend ahead!
Mary
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