Saturday, Sept. 24 Bloomington trip

On Friday afternoon Nancy and Stephen drove up to Bloomington, Indiana to visit Joan, her mother. They drove for about six hours, though most of it was on Interstate highways so it wasn't too bad. I couldn't go because of the HVA football game that night. Every year a huge fundraiser is held for cancer research in Bloomington and Nancy's mother plays a big role in it.

The "Hoosiers Outrun Cancer" fundraiser is in the form of a run / walk event. Thousands of people participate. They gather outside the Indiana University football stadium, listen to some speeches, and then do the event. They all end up inside the stadium.

Here's Joan showing off her very special red t-shirt. Only the very important people who coordinate the race get a red t-shirt. Everyone else's is white.

Here the crowd gathers outside the stadium. Nancy says it was cool (below 20 C) and threatening to rain. Even some members of the Indiana University band were on hand to provide music.
Stephen needs to work on his smile, while Jill has mastered hers.
Every year after the race our group moves on to the Steak and Shake restaurant and everyone makes up for their healthy run / walk with a calorie packed lunch. Sitting next to Joan, is PA Mack, her "boyfriend". Nancy's father passed away over 10 years ago. Across the table is PA's son along with his two grandsons.
Unfortunately there is no photo of Nancy since she was the photographer!