Our family competed in the 4th of July Butte to Butte 4.5 mile race. This was the second time we all competed. (Mom's third time.) The starting line is right in front of our house so it didn't take too much effort to start. Jerry was out in the lead in our family and he left Jeffrey, Jordan and Mom eating his dust. We all finished. The race starts at Spencer Butte Middle School (in the shadow of Spencer Butte) to Skinner Butte—the first settlement in Eugene. (Skinner Butte named after founder Eugene Skinner. I guess they thought naming the town "Eugene" was prettier than "Skinner.") Jerry came in just over an hour but Mom and the boys trudged in almost 20 minutes later. We enjoyed the stroll but were tired. The rest of the day we sat around with our feet up and ate too many hot dogs.
My Eight Week IV Fun Fest
12 years ago
