Taz-A-Pawlooza

Jennifer and Eugene live down a windy, gravel road surrounded by woods. Eugene, with the help of their dog Taz, has been creating trails beside their house. A few months ago, Eugene started sharing his idea of getting us together to trail run and mountain bike. He wanted to name it Taz-A-Pawlooza in honor of sweet, 12 year old Taz. We were all game and said bring it on! Little did we know! I showed up yesterday thinking all I had to do was run. Ha! This was a full competition with handmade trophies given to the lucky winners. We competed in the following events: a mile and a half trail run, a bike trail ride, bb gun shooting, axe throwing, an obstacle course, minature golf, and rock em sock em robots! We all began arriving around 10:30 and left the house a little after 9:00. The competition began around 12:00 and all competitions were finally finished around 8:30. We did break for dinner just after dark and competed in the golf and robot competitions before enjoying smores. Bonus points were given throughout the day for tequila shots, various dangerous moves on the trails, and drawing blood. I did earn 5 bonus points for blood, but steered clear of the shots. The obstacle course involved running straight up a hill, running across a 2 x 4, under a sawhorse, rolling a log, taking a shot, then carrying 4 heavy pieces of wood up a hill and stacking them! Whew, it makes me tired just thinking about all we did! It wore me out and I think I won't have to work out for at least a week! Being with old friends and new friends was just what I needed!

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