Bananas Mayday

As Queen Guinevere said in Camelot, "It's May, it's May, the lusty month of May..." That means it's time for the No Bananas race out in Chelmsford, and the numbers are growing, not to mention the cheering section, walkers, and baby jogger passengers! Jackie made her walking debut out on the course, except for the stretch she ran after coming across a snake that wriggled along the course. Great job as always by Ruth Whalen Crockett, who pulls it all together the first Sunday of every month on the Freeman Trail in Chelmsford. (And thanks to Heather for the race pics!)Two of our E Streeters couldn't join us for this outing, but they get a pass, riding as they were in the 62 mile bike ride on Martha's Vineyard to benefit Multiple Sclerosis. Nice job John and Scott, not to mention Donna, Mary Jo and Tom, who also did the island ride. Right out of the gate, here's the new Top Banana in the No Bananas race, Andrew, wielding the turnaround marker banana in his hand:
Running as a pack, the E Streeters don't give the runners behind them much room to get past them. We call this our rolling roadblock.

Chrissy can still manage a smile at this point, about 30 yards into the race: Two wins in a row and a new course record? Take a bow Andrew! But watch out for the OTHER Andrew on your tail!

After missing a month, Jonathan roars back to the top of the pack
Carlos, refusing to get beaten TWICE in a row by Barry Barry, resplendent in his Middlesex Trail Race teePat, proudly displaying a town line victory on his tee-shirt (more on those later)Ruthless, putting the finishing touches on her raceThe end is in sight! Rich, getting beaten by a baby jogger The cheering section grows each raceAnd finally, Pat, wearing his badges from not one, but EIGHT TOWN LINES! Tommy, alas, can only look on in abject defeat.See you all in June!