Saturday morning was the first 5K race in the Great Arizona Grape Stomp, a series of 4 races in Arizona Wine Country sponsored by the AWGA. It was a beautiful Sonoita morning and a fun, well-planned event full of good spirits. My father beat his predicted running time by 10 minutes, and my mother, Charlie, and I, well...we got in walking under an hour!
The Canelo Hill Raisers: (L-R) Joan, Tim, Kathryn, David, Staci, Sharon, Kevin, Jayson and FranWe had an awesome team of Canelo Hill Raisers for the race. Old friends Linda, David, Staci, Sharon & Kevin ran and walked with us, and we met Fran and Jayson for the first time and were glad to have them on our team. The team hung out at the winery post-race for muffins and mimosas made with my father's Sparkling Nebbiolo Rosé, a well-deserved treat.
After the race, Todd Bostock of Dos Cabezas WineWorks came over - we were in competition for the best team time. Without even seeing the official race results, he and my father conceded to each other (is that possible?). A bottle of bubbly was at stake, so everyone won.
More photos from race day are below. We're looking forward to next year! And encourage you to register for one of the 3 races still left in this year's Great AZ Grape Stomp.
Todd, Kelly, and Griffin Bostock of Dos Cabezas before the race
Canelo Hill Raisers Kevin and Sharon, who seriously improved our team time
Kelly Bostock and the AWGA's Executive Director Rhonni Moffitt
The race stretches long down Elgin Road on a beautiful summer morning
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Great blog! My wife and I had a blast running this event. Thanks to everyone who made this happen! Check out my blog for my review of The Great Arizona Grape Stomp in Sonoita, AZ at: http://zwbrownre.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/arizona-living-the-great-arizona-grape-stomp-sonoita-race/
ReplyDeleteSee you in Verde Valley!!