Dead Girls Run

Allen was originally supposed to get back this past Saturday, and we were set to celebrate his return by Nora and I running a 5k followed by a election postcard writing party with lots of adult beverages at the Telfair-Chas. Alas, due to Typhoon Kong-Rey, Allen didn't actually make it home, but that didn't stop the rest of us.

The race, called Dead Man's Run, is held annually at the Congressional Cemetery around dusk. Costumes are strongly encouraged, so Nora and I chose a cat and mouse theme... with capes (which might have been a mistake: polyester on one's shoulders -- on a humid night while running -- does not make me happy). Mirabel joined us though not in spirit as she wisely removed the cape early and didn't want to wear our extra set of ears.

I hadn't run with Nora in a while (she ran her last 5k with Aunt Katherine) so i was a bit surprised with how much better she's gotten -- it probably didn't hurt to have Owen there to cheer us on as well as the creepy guy in costume that jumped out at us from one of the gravestones (which I think was sanctioned, but regardless, did make us run). We made reasonably good time and would have probably finished under 40 minutes if the girls hadn't collided around the 3k mark resulting in Mirabel falling down and injuring her arm.

After the race, we headed back to the Telfair-Cha's for pizza, some election outreach, Halloween candy and Marvel movies while intermittently checking in with Allen to make sure that he finally made it onto a flight home. He did!



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