Running a 5K with Friends (kinda)

 Today is the day for the High 5's International 5K Run. John Hansen has been organizing this run for years. We joined in when he and Diane came to work in OGC in Hong Kong and showed us how fun it is. While Paul and I walk 5K everyday, running is different. So we've been working up to it. Unfortunately, Paul's back is still injured from the flat tire incident. He still ran about 3K of the race and walked the rest.


We hit it at 7am because it gets hot so early here. The humidity is about 90% and right now a thunderstorm is blowing threw with a vengeance. I finished with a time of 36:01 which is better than Hong Kong. I am excited to get a Garmin watch so I can track my HR and splits better. 


Last night we went to our favorite place and ordered parilladas. The amount of food always surprises me. This is $12 for beef, chicken, and sausages, patacones, shrimp, yucca fries, salad, rice and beans. 


Earlier in the week, we fixed the sisters toilet in Coca. I don't know how long they've been living without a seat. The previous occupants had tied a string from the handle to the flapper to get it to flush. Since the tank was curved, it was tricky to install the plastic part of the handle. Paul heated up their hot plate and was able to straighten it out sufficiently to get it installed.


I saw this little boy as I was walking by and it looked like he was sewing. So I got out my phone and as I walked by, I realized what was going on. What a cutie!
Location: Orellana, Ecuador

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