Cam participated in the 16th Annual German American Night Run 8K last night at Ft. Bliss. The event was hosted by the post's MWR and the German Air Force Defense Center in honor of Oktoberfest! (The German Air Force has been a fixture for many years at Ft. Bliss training with the US Army on missile systems.) Prior to the race, we met up with some of Cam's fellow 2nd Lieutenants and our friends, Jason and Charla.
The 5 mile race course was around the streets on post and therefore, was a pretty flat run. For his first race, Cam felt he did relatively well and managed to maintain his goal average-mile pace. We are looking forward to many more races in the months to come, including a 10K in October and a possible half-marathon in March!
After the race, we pigged out on German brats, beers and goodies with our friends before heading home to watch the DVR'd Coug versus Hawaii game. On second thought, we should have stayed at the park and rocked out with the German Air Force band ...
Some of the gang that ran (L-to-R: Charla, 2LT Jason, 2LT Cam, 2LT Dan)
We were serenaded by the German Air Force band with German and English covers of music ranging from Billy Ray Cyrus to AC/DC!
Cam finished with a time of 46:45
Obvious Dinner Choice: Brats w/ Sauerkraut
German goodies provided by the German Wives' Bake Sale (YUM!)
