Wings of Mercy 2018 Photos 50 Mile Drive The 2018 Wings of Mercy was my first Runway Run!  It was an amazing night run!  Wings of Mercy is a fantastic organization and community of volunteer pilots and people.  Wings of Mercy pilots fly people needing medical care to hospitals for free.  One man’s wife was flown to her cancer treatments which prolonged her life four months.   The course was the absolute flattest course I will ever run on.  It doesn’t get any flatter than a runway!  The sun was setting as we started.  It was beautiful.  At the first turn they had a speaker that would go quiet and then play loud airplane engine take-off sounds.  It got me good.  I jumped.  We ran through a small neighborhood in the last mile of the course.  The homes were on airport grounds.  They all had oversized driveways and garages.  One house had their garage open showcasing their Cessna and airplane memorabilia.  It was amazing!    I came in third in my age group and got a pint glass during the

   Liberty Fest 2018 Run Photos 5.2 Mile Drive The 2018 Liberty Fest Run was right down the street.  It took us eight minutes to get to the start line driving from our home.  It was a very large race with all kinds of red, white and blue.  RF Events always has great medals and shirts.  This year they had a pair of shades connected to three stars.  The course was on Canton neighborhood roads and a small section of the Lower River Rouge Trail.  My favorite part was the trail.  We loved the pancake breakfast after the race.  The run kicks the weekend of Canton’s Liberty Festival off.   Canton Page

   Beat the Wheat 2018 Photos 5.6 Mile Drive Beat the Wheat is a 5K run put on by the Tri-County Celiac Support Group.  We didn’t know anything about the group prior to this run.  The course is in Hines Park near Nankin Mills.  They had a large pavilion filled with all kinds of gluten-free snacks and info sheets on the tables.  Their registration table and raffle prizes were under two canopy tents.  The raffle baskets had great themes.  We bought raffle tickets but did not win a raffle prize this time.   The start and finish were across the street under an arch in a grass field.  In addition to the table snacks they had another tent setup after the race with a long table inside that had all kinds of gluten-free food.  It was a gluten-free buffet!  Since Luke could eat everything, I grabbed him a bunch of things.  We ate under the pavilion and listened to the awards ceremony.  I came in first place in my age group!   We all got our faces painted by an amazing artist.  She drew a green C