Here’s a nice write-up about my father, UT alum Richard Lee, founder of Richard Lee Reporting and luthier extraordinaire, pictured with my brother Gary (have to click photo two separate times to enlarge to readable size).
Chick-Fil-A Fall Stampede
Erin and I had a great time at the Chick-Fil-A Fall Stampede, despite the blistering heat. This is a relatively new race which benefits the Children’s Cancer Center.
“Fall” Stampede is an apt term, because I fell about four times with a mere quarter mile to finish, due to leg cramps that completely seized control. Just a scraped knee and a loss of a couple minutes, and I still took home a first-place cowbell!
Tide pooling in Monterey, CA
A “tweet” from Kentucky
I’m no great photographer, but I do enjoy the challenge of getting good shots of birds. Those flighty fine-feathered friends can be quite fickle when it comes to getting a non-blurry image. Or better yet, you’re all set to snap a great picture and they’re suddenly gone altogether. I put together some shots from a recent trip to the woods of Kentucky.
Miles for Moffitt
The 11th annual Miles for Moffitt race on Saturday, May 14th, was a smashing success. It was the second straight year I’ve run it, although last year it was an 8k and 5k, and this year they changed it to 10k and 5k. I snagged first place out of 31 in my age group.
Over $500,000 was raised for cancer research, an amazing figure. There was a moving post-race ceremony featuring cancer survivors on stage alongside Moffitt researchers, with accounts of the great treatment and care provided by Moffitt.
10News’ Reginald Roundtree and Dion Lim served as emcees.
Cancer survivors and Moffitt researchers filled the stage.
But if a mid-May 6.2-mile race in Florida seems daunting, consider the Flight for Fire 10k that my brother Gary ran the same day out in Red Rock Canyon, Nevada, near Las Vegas. A constant uphill over rocks in the desert made our efforts seem like a stroll in the park.
I call it the Breaking Bad 10k.