Sunday, October 25, 2009

Walk Wag Run Lakewood

In lieu of our hood hike this week, we joined my Mom and Dad in the Walk Wag and Run at White Rock Lake benefiting the YMCA at White Rock and For the Love of the Lake. Between us we have 5 dogs but we decided against including them in the wag portion of the event due to a variety of behavioral issues!

The event was a blast! It was fun to see all of the dogs and quite a few dogs in costumes. The WHS drum line and cheerleaders were there to cheer the crowd on. The cheerleaders did a special cheer for #144 (my Mom) on the way out and then #247 (my Dad) on the way back.

White Rock Lake is a great place to go on Saturday or Sunday morning walk, run or ride. After the race, we went to Barbec's on Garland Road for breakfast...a delicious way to put back all those calories we burned...+ a few extra, I'm sure!
Next year, we're bringing the dogs and costumes for all!

Here's my Mom and I at the start of the race.

Don't let this guys size fool you...he's on his way back down the hill and towards the finish line!

Competition got the best of Bruce and my Dad...they sprinted the last 1/2 mile in order to beat the guys we'd been pacing the trail with! Below is Dad acting out hyperventilation.

Dad declaring himself winner of his self declared cone obstacle.
Below were some of our favorite sponsor booths:
Learned Paws Pet Services: Pet Sitting & Dog Walking info@learnedpawsperservices.com
Over the next couple of weeks, I'm going to share why there are a few hood hiking entries missing. Let's just say, I traded in my hood hiking sneakers for island hopping flip flops!