Total washout

Sittin' at Rockin' Joe's bloggin' and eatin' while I patiently wait for my power to come back on.

Today's Keith Mcheffey 3 mile run in Sea Bright was cancelled which bummed the senator and I out. I picked up Kenny V late as I had to deal with a downed tree on my property which was heading towards my neighbor's garage. Mark, the tree guy arrived at 8am so I just wanted to make sure he had everything he needed to take of the issue. Once he said he would take care of the tree and be gone, so was I.

I picked up Kenny at 9:40 which was 25 minutes late so we had to hustle to get to the start with some time to spare. We had to dodge some downed trees in his neighborhood as well which delayed us a bit more. Once we got on route 18 it started raining heavily again, but I was actually excited about today's race. It would be my first of the year. Last year at this time I had run 12 races already.

We were on 18 for about 10 minutes when Taugh Lynch sent me a message that Sea Bright could be flooded and we should check with the race director. I called the Mad Hatter where the post race party was being held and sure enough the woman on the other end of the phone said the race was cancelled. She did say the party was still on. Ken and I made a u-turn and headed back home. Two races this year have been postponed because of our winter weather.

Ken wanted to get a run in so he needed to come up with a place to run. He decided on Tamarack golf course which was near his house. Gate was locked so we had to go through some brush, mud, and water to get into the golf course. We ran for about 30 minutes around the course which was different for me but fun. I was still bummed about the race but got home earlier to assess the damage at home.

Tree was cut up, wife had left for a wake and the kids were in and out.

By the way I am finishing this blog in my car waiting for Michael. Fire alarm went on at Rockin' Joe's so I just left. Sound was loud and I could concentrate. My town is a mess due to the storm. Trees down all over the place, lights out on route 1, flooding and of course no power.

I will have to find a race for next week. Maybe Freehold or Bordentown.