Speechless

We have received a few questions about the absent blog posts. That's fair. Before the event, we spent many hours preparing the blog for June 12. Now, it's been almost 5 days since the race and...nothing. I'm as surprised as you are. I thought we'd be blogging night and day after Saturday.

Here's the thing: Saturday rendered us speechless. How do we begin to describe Saturday's experience?

Here's a very brief summary:

• Sarah and her family had a great time and were all smiles!
• The weather held out until after the run/walk finished.
• The temperature even fell 8 degrees an hour before the race from a humid 84 to an almost pleasant 76.
• We had over 60 wonderful and energetic volunteers that showed up and did everything we asked and more. They were rock stars!
• There were over 275 participants that walked or ran the course.
• Beautiful pictures were taken by an up and coming photographer - Colleen H. She's already on reserve for next year. We're working on getting those out onto the blog. Keep looking for them!
• The post-race musicians played long after the event was finished and were kept dry under the tent.
• There was more than enough food and water. Who needs cases of water for their next charitable event? Look no further!! Just let us know.
• Everyone showed up on time or early with big smiles on their faces.
• The '57 Chevy pace car driven by Dave Lavin was a huge hit.
• We sold out of 50 t-shirts and 22 more were ordered.
• We laughed, we cried, we cheered, we laughed some more.

It was one of the most wonderful things I have ever experienced and I walked around in pure shock and awe at the beauty of it for several days after.

The most beautiful part of it? The generosity of everyone. The inaugural F.A.B. 5K raised over $15,000! In the process, we made a lot of people smile. We could have planned this event all we wanted, but the volunteers and participants made it successful. It was a community coming together and showing love and support for one another.

My apologies on not getting this post out sooner. Truthfully, I have had a hard time finding a way to put this into words. Thank you isn't enough. I can only say it was one of the most memorable experiences I have ever had and I hope we have a chance to do it again - with you.