This morning the weather was clear, humid and in the upper fifties when Melissa drove us down to Depot Park, just a few blocks south of downtown Gainesville, to participate in the weekly Depot Parkrun 5K. The good people who run this event emphasize participation over competition, and in my condition, at age 69 with a serious medical situation to contend with, just showing up and taking part is a noble project. The bird were very, very noisy: lots of crows, grackles and red-wing blackbirds sending out their special, sweet songs. We decided at the start to walk at a moderate-but reasonable pace. But this didn't keep the volunteer tail-walker from rushing up and trying to force conversation upon us with aggressively personal questions. I quickly picked up on this tactic, but sometimes others don't and I think some private medical information about myself was openly divulged...and without my permission. Anyway, we eventually shook off that dude and did our walk. At the finish, my time was 1 hour ten minutes three seconds...close to last but not quite. You can view today's results by clicking HERE. This time around they got the times correct, and they did credit me with my overall 93rd Parkrun finsish. This coming Thanksgiving morning on Thursday Depot Park is hosting a special Parkrun, bringing in folks from the West End Community Parkrun area. I'm looking forward to it...
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