Today was a busy day, at least by my standards. I got off work at 7am and immediately went over to the Elyria Police Department where I would be running the Kerstetter 5k. I ran the race last year for the first time and even though I was thoroughly exhausted I had a good time. This year I was going to walk it with a very pregnant Sarah, but plans got mixed up and she had to work. I didn't want to walk by myself so I decided the run it again...without any training...extremely out of shape.
For those that don't know, the race started in 2010, the year that Sgt. Jim Kerstetter of the Elyria Police Department was shot and killed in the line of duty. Jim was a good guy. I knew him briefly while working at Giant Eagle. He would pick up the security details there and would bring in his family's computers for me to work on while I was assuredly supposed to be doing other things. He also earned the nickname "Sponge" because he would pick up all the available special details, including those at Giant Eagle. I guess when you have a wife and three daughters in high school/college, you gotta do what you gotta do. The race's proceeds go to the Kerstetter 5k Scholarship Fund and the run is conducted to preserve his memory and the memory of all fallen police officers. Here are a few pictures from the event.
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| I got there a little earlier so I took advantage of the time by snapping a few shots of the Black River and the falls. |
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| The East Falls. |
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| The Washington Avenue Bridge off in the distance. |
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| Sheffield Village Tower 121 and Elyria Tower 8 holding up the flag. |
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| Here we go! |
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| Me and Melody after the race. She is the substantially less sweaty one. |
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| The rest of the LCSO gang and Brent from Lorain Police with his son. |
After the race I made my way back home and into bed. After four and a half hours of sleep it was time to get up again to go to Emily's graduation party. Round two!
To be continued...
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