Hard Core Striders!

As veteran striders know, if it's Wednesday.....the weather can be anything crazy, but striders (usually) goes on!

Last Wednesday was no exception.  It was POURING all afternoon and about 4:30 my phone started blowing up with emails and texts from striders "Whatcha thinking about for tonight?"  My response was, "Well...it's definitely not going to be a beautiful day, but I'll be there and we can decide from there."  I always add "...but you should do what is best for you."

So what happened?  13 hard core striders showed up ready to  "Just 'striding' in the rain".

Look at those eager striders!!!!  We decided to walk to Washington Park to check out the Yarn bomb that took place the day before (sorry no pictures of that, it was raining so hard I didn't want to ruin my phone).  The yarn bomb was amazing!!! Those who took part in that are beyond talented....and patient....whew, it was so beautiful!!!  After lapping the park and returning to the Pavilion which took about 30 minutes.....well, see for yourself!

What do I see?  The smiles...and the wet hair and clothes (my shoes were wet for 3 days), but mostly, check out those smiles!!!!  WE.HAD.SUCH.A.GREAT.TIME!!!!  Many of the veteran striders said the weather was awesome.....because we've walked in 100 degrees with 90% humidity way too many times so 60 degrees and a REFRESHINGLY torrential rain was a refreshing change of pace.

What's the message?  Striders are hard core awesome folks who don't let a "little" rain get in their way!

Rain or shine....see you on Wednesday!