Fast Track

Ran the Trolley Run yesterday, the skies parted and it was a sunny, warm day, at least for the race. A fund raiser for visually impaired children, the course wends its way through Brookside ending in the Plaza. Son Matthew decided to run with me, well, he was on the same course. The gun went off and as he shot off the starting line I tried to match his stride only to see his backside for a moment...not to be seen until the finish. He completed the course in less than 30 minutes (4 miles) a bit out of my reach in the geezer bracket. I made my target time, so smiles all around.

Something not to smile about is the rain. Morning news said we got 2.53" @ KCI over the past 24 hours. Chatted with two friends yesterday and they both remarked how bad the lake looked. I know this is like a broken record (I may have to take some time to explain to the new generation what a record was) but the condition of siltation and runoff can/will get worse. We're just in the prep stages of Barry Road near the lake and you can see the havoc it raises. What happens when the roadway is removed and all that remains is dirt? On the bright side, our friends at the National finally reap the benefits of Weatherby Lake, one giant siltation pond to protect the water quality downstream. We're on a fast track in a race where we can be big losers.