OKC Race for the Cure

Today some friends and I decided to ride our bikes downtown to do the Race for the Cure. I love being a part of this event, since it hits close to home. We met at Lake Hefner at 7 a.m. (still quite dark), and started riding downtown. It's about 13 easy miles, but today a strong 20 mph headwind decided to come along for the ride. Bah!
We arrived just as the race was starting, and had to quickly lock up our bikes. We headed out and had a wonderful time. There were soooo many people there (almost 10,000). Afterward, we somehow all managed to find each other and headed to our bikes for the return trip home. My crank (the arms of the pedals on my bike) were making a terrible noise on the way downtown, so I opted to ride home with the wife of one of the men I rode with instead of risking a mechanical issue on the return trip. Turns out I wasn't feeling very well either at that point. The pictures are of the pink ribbon caribiners given away, and the roses at the finish line given away to the survivors who raced.

Upon arriving home, I spotted a small turtle in our driveway. We see lots of squirrels, mice and even raccoons, but never many turtles. I picked him up and set him in the flower bed for some nice grazing. I like to think he appreciated it, but the angry teeth and shyness told me otherwise.

Tonight we're headed out to celebrate my birthday by going to dinner with Rian's parents.

It was a great day. I had a lot of fun on the ride, at the race, and I very much enjoyed the beautiful weather. Thank goodness October is here!