Wednesday, December 1, 2010

1st Ever Harvey 5K

Our family participated in the first ever "Harvey 5K Run/Walk" on Thanksgiving morning this year. We woke up nice and early and headed out to Woodward park in Manteca for some fresh air, exercise, and a little competition. The kid's race was first, and consisted of running around the basketball court 3 whole times. All the kids did great! Here are some action shots:



Here are all of the kids together 
(Lauren, Foster, Bennett, & Jane all participated in the 5K though) 


All the 5K participants this year

After the race, we even held an awards ceremony during Thanksgiving dinner. Here are the awards that were given:

The "Speedy Gonzales" Man Award (for the fastest adult male): Jack Harvey (26:11)

Here's Jack's self portrait while graciously accepting his award:

The "Speedy Gonzales" Woman Award (for the fastest adult female): Jennifer Benson (34:27)
The "Speedy Gonzales" Boy Award: Foster Harvey (27:40)
The "Speedy Gonzales" Girl Award: Lauren Benson (46:00)

The "Old Geezer" Award (for the oldest finisher): Steve Benson (41 years old, 34:27)
The "Small Fry" Award (for the youngest finisher): Jane Harvey (9 years old, 52:16)
The "Craziest Outfit" Award: James Harvey (check out the pic below and you'll remember why)

Recognition also goes out to Kathy, Aunt Janet, and Adam Hutchings for watching the little kids while the rest of the adults participated--we couldn't have done it without you! We had a great time this year and can't wait to do it again (and beat our times) next year! For the record, below are everyone's finish times from this year's race:

1. Jack Harvey (28) 26:11
2. James Harvey (37) 27:35
3. Foster Harvey (13) 27:40
4. Jennifer Benson (38) 34:27
5. Steve Benson (41) 34:27
6. Bennett Harvey (11) 36:56
7. Lisa Hutchings (25) 43:54
8. Cammy Harvey (29) 44:00
9. Lauren Benson (14) 46:00
10. Rebecca Harvey (35) 46:00
11. Jane Harvey (9) 52:16
12. Johanna Ferriera (31) 52:37
13. Anupa Harvey (28) 52:37

Handed down by: Anupa Harvey