{"id":7831,"date":"2015-09-10T10:13:40","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=7831"},"modified":"2017-06-07T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-06-07T15:10:15","slug":"washington-boro-5k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=7831","title":{"rendered":"Washington Boro 5K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My grandson and I ran the Washington Boro 5K again.  The first time we ran it was back in 2013.  (<a href=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=555\">There is a blog post about that here.<\/a>)  That was his first 5K.  This time with a little more experience under his belt, he was more focused.  He won first place in his age group.  I won second place in my age group.  This year the race was held at Meadow Breeze Park in Washington Township rather than in the actual Boro of Washington, which was kind of a bummer.  But Meadow Breeze was where I ran my very first 5K in 2011 after getting serious about my health and losing 40 pounds.  (See <a href=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/?p=7833\">&#8220;I Ran My First 5K Today!&#8221;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7825\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/016.jpg\" alt=\"The start of the kids&#039; fun run.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/016.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/016-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The start of the kids&#8217; fun run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7826\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/017.jpg\" alt=\"You can just make out his left shoulder (light blue shirt) as he leads the pack in the fun run.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/017.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/017-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can just make out his left shoulder (light blue shirt) as he leads the pack in the fun run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7828\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/020.jpg\" alt=\"1st Place in his Age Group\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/020.jpg 450w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/020-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1st Place in his Age Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7830\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/024.jpg\" alt=\"Proud Dad of a First Place Winner\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/024.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/024-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proud Dad of a First Place Winner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7829\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/023.jpg\" alt=\"We got medals!  Sweet!\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/023.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/023-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We got medals!  Sweet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7827\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/018.jpg\" alt=\"Snyder Boys\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/018.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bloggingsam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/018-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Snyder Boys<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My grandson and I ran the Washington Boro 5K again. The first time we ran it was back in 2013. (There is a blog post about that here.) That was his first 5K. This time with a little more experience under his belt, he was more focused. He won first place in his age group. 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