Sunday Randomness #595: Why not do your first 5K in the snow?

 Start: Cold and windy

End: Even colder and snowy

Result: Warm clothes, turning up the heater, and drinking hot chocolate when we got home. 

We didn't know if we were going to do the 5K, finish, and make it back in one piece so we kind of kept it a little quiet to see if we could accomplish the goal.  Well, goal accomplished. We're planning to do more 5K's in the future!

Update of Colm Meaney in "The Race"

We re-watched the movie, The Race, for St. Patrick's Day and it's still a great film!

E wanted me to add that they speak with a real Irish accent as opposed to the feigned Irish accent that one occasionally hears in movies. This is a professionally made movie and does not appear to be a low budget special.

Irish Children's movie: The Race w/ Colm Meaney

In celebration of St. Patricks Day we share this little sweet-hearted gem of a movie--The Race. Starring Colm Meaney of NG and DS9 Star Trek fame, the movie takes place in a rural section of Ireland (enjoy the Irish Brogue!)

The storyline centers around an 11-year-old girl's desire to someday be a race car driver. She builds a go-kart and competes against the wishes of the boys who don't want a girl in the race. Along the way we learn of the financial plight of the family farm (but not told in a cheesy way) and her father's fierce struggle to save the farm and how his relationship with his daughter changes when he sees his same stubbornness and determination reflected in her.


The movie has a satisfying conclusion if not necessarily a happily ever after ending.

Available now at some local libraries! Take it home today for a St.Patrick's day treat of Irish ingenuity and family pride of determination, patience, practice, perseverance and love.

Click on the picture to read the cover information. (The movie is not rated being an Irish/German co-production, but would most likely have received a PG rating in the U.S. for some bullying, parental arguing and some swearing.)