Fresh off my triumphant return to the racing circuit, next up would normally be the 12 Miles of Christmas training run, sponsored by Runner’s Depot.
The 12 Miles of Christmas originated four years ago, in an effort to give back to the community. It’s a great way to get in a long run the day before Christmas, and to burn off all of those calories you are about to eat. All the runners are asked to bring in a toy, which is donated to the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. In exchange for the toy, the participants receive a technical shirt, courtesy of Brooks. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this run the three years prior, and was looking forward to this year’s event.
Founding Owner Reneé Grant, Co-Owner Chuck Kirsch and General Manager Mike Giacobbe approached me a few months ago to shoot both video and photos for the event. I have offered my services to Reneé in the past, as I have known her long before she opened the store. I quickly volunteered Alfred, which thrilled him to no end (especially since he lives close to Homestead). I decided not to participate in the run, and turn my attention to my craft. It was probably a good decision, as I was still pretty sore from Mount Dora.
We met up with Reneé, Mike and Chuck around 6am. The run kicked off around 30 minutes later, and Mike drove both Alfred and me to strategic locations along the course to take photos and video. I posted 240 photos to my Flickr account, and edited the following video to chronicle the event:
It also occurred to me that this would be a great in-class assignment for my Multimedia Production class, so we shot the following video as well:
Reneé, Mike and Chuck were very pleased and appreciative of the time and effort we put into this project, but the pleasure was all ours…especially around the holidays.
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