Valerie and her brother Henri before another Alive and Running 5K Walk/Run for Suicide Prevention
Valerie fills out a tag to hang from the memory tree
Mom hangs one on the tree
Valerie hangs hers
The memory tree
Our thoughts are with you Henri
Jayden and Jacqueline
Jayden and Jacqueline with my mom
Team Henri - Jane, Mark, Jayden, Jacqueline, mom (not pictured myself, Jim, and Pauletta)
Valerie's memory bib
Henri and Bourdain...appropriate on many levels
Talinda Bennington, widow of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, addresses the crowd
Alex Boyé performs before the 5K run/walk begins...I need to go warm up
After I finish, I meet up with Jim and Ryan. We walk back on to the course to find the walkers, so I can get a selfie with my mom...
...and our team leader
Jim and Pauletta (Photo by Ryan VanMeter)
Mom, Valerie, and Eric (Photo by Ryan VanMeter)
I check my time...official time shows I ran slower than my watch? Hey, I finished 2nd in my age group! (NOTE: this time reflects the gun time...my offiicial time is 22:29)
Both Ryan and I finished second in our respective age groups...which means we both get medals!
Almost forgot to take a close up of my 2nd place medal
Bling!
