Happy Flag Day

Alert followers of this blog may recall that Flag Day is one of my favorite "holidays" -- is it actually a "holiday?" Well, my oldest son Joey and his good friend Nick took the patriotic fervor to an extreme last night at the FDR Twosome Race. For the second year in a row, they teamed up as USA (Ultimate Student Athletes) and this year they decided to dress in full-body morph suits. Here they are at the exchange at the Oval Office (FDR's track). There was a glitch with getting the crazy outfits on, and Joey (the leadoff leg of the 2x1.5-mile race) actually missed the start! (Cue up the Pink Floyd ... "no one told you when to run; you missed the starting gun"). To their defense, the race started early due to stormy weather in the area. Early? Yes. Early. USA made up for lost time and still won their age group. Perhaps it was a blessing in disguise as Joey did not go all out because of the late start, thus saving his energy for a nice PR run at the Mid-Hudson Road Runners Club's Treetops to Rooftops 5k on the Walkway this morning (18:27). Wave your flags with pride today. Morph suit optional.