Lovely buns !

This morning, 7 of the KOK's took to the streets of Carrickmacross for the 5k in aid of SOSAD. We arrived an hour early to register, took our selfies with our Paddies day hats on and then warmed up around the park. Following our stretches, toilet visits and chatting we lined up and took off to the tunes of Rocky "Eye of the Tiger". The girls shot off at a great pace, but my poor asthmatic lungs did not like the cool morning air, so it took quite a while before I got into it and managed a sentence.Long hills were included in the run, but we loved the downhill which followed on both occasions and were actually well fit to sprint to the finish, having thought half way in I was actually going to collapse. The KOK's decided that this was in fact a great 5 k route, but it soon became a fantastic 5k route, when we saw the refreshments inside the local hall. What a feast ! We first our hot cup of tea and then proceeded up the trestle tables to find home made granola bars, home made scones with home made jam on them and then on to an array of the finest baked goods. The KOK's took a seat just at the end of the sweet display and bit by bit sampled the treats. The light, scrumptious carrot muffins were followed by the slivers of coffee cake and we all had to try to delightful madeira buns with a heart of jam...fantastic. From now on we will be grading runs based,not only on the actual course but also on the quality of the post run refreshments. Carrickmacross ...10 out of 10 !
Great way to start St. Patrick's day , great fun, great run, great buns and a great cause.

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