Independence Day Rituals

I was the first generation in my family to celebrate 04 July.

But to stick with the thread, I will stay out of town starting today until 07 July.
 
SkyDog58 said:
@Dave Theisen @kyleb @FormerHangie

You guys have fun at peach tree and don’t overdo it in the heat.
Click to expand...

The organizers have set a yellow alert for tomorrow morning. That just basically means be careful and listen to your body. People who haven't trained much should probably walk a good bit of it.

Me, I usually run Saturday mid morning and Wednesday at 6 PM, so I'm used to the heat. Normally in a race you push harder, this year it's going to have to be closer to a training pace than an event pace.
 
Groundpounder said:
Swearing at the neighbor that believes fireworks are required from July 1 to the 8th from 9pm till midnight. He must spend $10k in fireworks.
Click to expand...

Half of my neighbors are like that. I just don't get it.
 
kyleb said:
Half of my neighbors are like that. I just don't get it.
Click to expand...
Yeah... I pray for rain nightly starting at 11 on the 4th.

This year we’re skipping the Exira, IA parade and fireworks show, the size of both of which far exceed the size of the town. I’m on call... we’re staying home.
 
Zeldman said:
I was the first generation in my family to celebrate 04 July.

But to stick with the thread, I will stay out of town starting today until 07 July.
Click to expand...

So tell us, how are you really celebrating your temporary independence?
 
Mommo and Daddoo used to have a BBQ by the pool every year, called "Oooh Aaah!" for the obvious. Then we moved away and did what we could. This year, we celebrated Canada Day on the 1st, in a similar fashion, as my bro was one of the few Hollywood types who followed through with his promise and moved to Canada when Obama was elected, the culmination being sworn in as Canadian Citizen on Canada Day this year. Afterwards, we grilled and ate red and white themed food stuffs. We flew home today, so we get to do it all over again tomorrow with the neighbors, celebrating our US heritage. So cool to be bi-accepting so that we can party twice as hard!
 
Grill out at the house and watch the Wooster fireworks from from the back porch. Saturday night ditto the Orrville fireworks...same back porch. It’s good to live on a hill

Jim
 
SkyDog58 said:
@Dave Theisen @kyleb @FormerHangie

You guys have fun at peach tree and don’t overdo it in the heat.
Click to expand...

It is 4 hours after I finished and I still feel like crap. I ran well on the downhill portion (~9 minute miles) but couldn't push through the rest of the race - in addition to the misery associated with the heat and hills, I pushed my heart rate as high as I like it to get and slowed to walk a couple of times.

It was a new personal record time for me, but not the good variety. ;-)
 
I will be visiting with my kids in the DFW area and escorting my wife to wherever she wants to go... In other words: not much.

On Independence day, I always remember the one in 1987, when I spent the whole evening alone in my garage rebuilding the instrument panel from my Cessna 120.

I could hear the fireworks, but never went out to see them. I was having too much fun!
 
Last edited:
kyleb said:
It is 4 hours after I finished and I still feel like crap. I ran well on the downhill portion (~9 minute miles) but couldn't push through the rest of the race - in addition to the misery associated with the heat and hills, I pushed my heart rate as high as I like it to get and slowed to walk a couple of times.

It was a new personal record time for me, but not the good variety. ;-)
Click to expand...

Glad to hear that you survived.
 
The conditions were a little thick this year, and I wasn't as trained as I would like to be, so I was four minutes slower than last year, but two minutes slower than the year before. I'm satisfied with the end result, and I feel pretty good, considering the effort required.

This year we had a three jet flyover, and they came back for an encore, so six times the jet noise compared to last year. :)
 
kyleb said:
It is 4 hours after I finished and I still feel like crap. I ran well on the downhill portion (~9 minute miles) but couldn't push through the rest of the race - in addition to the misery associated with the heat and hills, I pushed my heart rate as high as I like it to get and slowed to walk a couple of times.

It was a new personal record time for me, but not the good variety. ;-)
Click to expand...

Then you did better than me. I haven't been running anywhere near enough. Add the heat this morning and I was a bit slow. I am feeling fine though. I just made sure to not push it too much since I haven't been running as much as usual. No sense in hurting myself.
 
CBAB8380-476E-4015-89A1-0FA6D9F95A8D.jpegMission Accomplished! Given my reduced (read no) training this year, I achieved my best case scenario goal of running, ok, lumbering, the whole course without pooping myself. :)

And to complete the tradition, “I promise I’ll be back under an hour next year!” :)
 
Jim Rosenow said:
Grill out at the house and watch the Wooster fireworks from from the back porch. Saturday night ditto the Orrville fireworks...same back porch. It’s good to live on a hill

Jim
Click to expand...
Ever come up to Columbus for Red, White Boom?
 
Hanging at my old mans lake with my boys... tried getting speedboat in for em but ran out of day as it was t cooperating and been such a cool summer till now just didn’t get it in...

But that seems to be part of the ritual- me working on one of our bargain toys I got cheap on Craigslist while the kids play at the pool lol
 
We went up on our rooftop terrace last night; just bought the place in March. We saw over two dozen sites shooting off fireworks. It was amazing! :cool:
 
Took the grandkids to the local state park to swim on the beach there. Came home and cooked hot dogs, brats, and burgers on the grill and then set off fireworks in the back yard.
Watched the Capitol Fourth on TV (quizzing my daughter about when in 2002 she actually performed in the opening number there, commenting on whether Barry Bostwick or John Stamos was a better host).
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top