Outrun the Sun

Outrun the Sun was a huge success for Melanoma cancer research!  There were 588 participants that generated over $54,000.  Quite an impressive feat!

Webster Park before the run/walk

The runners assemble

Meg with Father Jack


AND THEY ARE OFF!!!  

The walkers assemble

For some reason, they seemed to have taken off just as quickly as the runners

The first to cross the finish line!

Megan crosses the finish line!  But, who is this 508?

Congrats to everyone who organized the event.  You did a great job!

And, I'll see Fleet Feet/Yellowjacket Racing at:

Barktoberfest

September 22, 2012, Lollypop Farm from 8:30am to 3pm

http://www.lollypop.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1029170&supid=332003083

Donate or sign up now!

Look who's riding her bike (and loving it)!!!  

That's all from the hamlet of Rochester.  Till next time...

Rocky & Stella's Bogus Journey

The Mango Monster at Tops in Penfield.  Their target marketing segment is apparently me and I did buy the Mango.


Cuidado!  The work continues on the Lollypop Farm expansion and renovation!


This is Stella, aka Lady Meatball.  


Rocky


Enjoying the evening before watching the Olympics


The lap dog


A deer hanging out in a suburban subdivision in Webster


Bolting through the yards


When Rocky is done walking, he's really done walking...


Still done...


The calm before the storm


Front


And back...

Outrun the Sun race against Melanoma is this weekend!  Get inspired by watching this:
http://rochester.ynn.com/content/top_stories/592986/family-comes-together-to-bring-awareness-and-raise-money-for-melanoma-research/
and register here once fully inspired!  Over 300 people are signed up to participate!
www.melanomaaction.org

Congrats To the Couple!

Rachel as the flower girl.  She did a great job.  Must have been all the practice she had at our wedding!


The bride with her uncle and photographer.  Oddly enough, I noticed there are no wedding shots.  So, I guess you have to go to their facebook page to see that portion.  CONGRATS RICH AND ERIN!


Megan and Rachel all dolled up!

Here are a couple of events I'm involved in coming up.  Please sign up or donate:

Outrun the Sun

August 3, 2012, Sunset Festival at 5pm with Race starting at 7pm

http://raceagainstmelanoma.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1019639

Barktoberfest @ Lollypop Farm

September 22, 2012, Lollypop Farm from 8:30am to 3pm

http://www.lollypop.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1029170&supid=332003083

No rest for the weary...

Worthy Causes

Not much to report this week.  But, here's a couple of charity events that I'll be at if you are interested in supporting:

Outrun the Sun

August 3, 2012, Sunset Festival at 5pm with Race starting at 7pm

http://raceagainstmelanoma.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=1019639

Barktoberfest

September 22, 2012, Lollypop Farm from 8:30am to 3pm

http://www.lollypop.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=1029170&supid=332003083

THANKS!

The Monster Jam! It Was A Grave Digger Smash!

MONSTER JAM THUNDER NATIONALS FEATURING GRAVE DIGGER AT THE BLUE CROSS ARENA IN ROCHESTER, NY!
You have to admit that my wife gets me some pretty awesome xmas gifts...



STONE CRUSHER!



Who will win?  Eradicator or Grave Digger?



GRAVE DIGGER!!!  



This is a truck line up out of my 8 year old dreams...



The Grave Digger pennant/the tattoo I'm going to get...



Monster Jam is really good at coming up with products.  Products like the Digger Disc boomerang



Or the Grave Digger hat that came with cotton candy for only $15...



CANNONLADY!  The ceiling of the Blue Cross Arena is so low that they had to fire her from the minimum trajectory, which was still really close to the ceiling.  We found out that her entire family does this for a living and her husband blew himself up earlier as "the Human Bomb."  



Spiderman would have been much cooler if it didn't stall every time the drive hit the accelerator...



GRAVE DIGGER!



Just doing a few donuts...



Maximum Destruction was the true master of donuts.  I have to admit, I was genuinely impressed with this performance.



BACKDRAFT right before that rear tire went flat and he had to leave the show.









Evidence of a hard days work...



Teaching Rachel how to ice skate!  The facilities at Monroe Community College are really, really impressive.  






My strange ice skating still life...



This dog is so cute that in the time it will take you to read this sentence, 15 people have already emailed me about adopting her.  



And yes, my job is so awesome that this puppy is considered "job related."


That's it for now.  I have a string of weird blogs that will probably continue next week.  All I can really tell you is I'm changing my name to "Andy Warthog" for an evening in Buffalo.  Even I don't know what that means...

Barktober Fest!

Barktober Fest 2011 5-mile race about to begin!  



assembling the finish line in Egypt Park, which is right next to Lollypop Farm.



Runners warming up next to the "Barking Lot," which is where runners can leave their dogs while they race.






Lollypup and Kitty O'Cat entertaining the runners before we start.



Paul from PCR Timing giving final instructions for the timing chips at the start line.



On your mark, get set, GO!



Lollypup and Kitty O'Cat practicing for the winner



Karen Blodgett is the overall winner with a time of 30:18.9!!!



After the 200+ person race, time to go to the festival portion of Barktober Fest and the award ceremony



You can't have any event without a bounce house in Rochester.  I have to say that these are some pretty impressive bounce houses.



MERCY THE MINI HORSE!!!  (For those who watch Parks & Recreation, our love affair of Mercy is very similar to Lil' Sebastian)



Dog agility demonstration!



The band rockin' out.


It was a great day for the animals as we were able to raise $122,600.  A big, awesome "thumbs up" to Karen for pulling this off.  THANK YOU to all the volunteers who poured countless hours into creating Barktober Fest.  GREAT JOB to all our vendors and sponsors that made the race possible by providing materials.  THANK YOU to all my co-workers for assisting with volunteers, getting volunteers to the right places, accounting, troubleshooting, and so very much more.  And THANK YOU to my friends and family for your generosity and support.  THANK YOU!!!   THANK YOU!!!  THANK YOU!!!  THANK YOU!!!  THANK YOU!!!