Second Annual Shakertown Run/Brunch/Ride

On Saturday, May 6th (Derby Day), Ken and I ran a 5k at Shakertown near the Kentucky River. It is a challenging course, the last mile going uphill. Both of us placed in our age groups! Then we went with Sallie and Rick Showalter to the Shakertown dining hall and ate brunch which consisted of homemade biscuits, sausage, bacon, gravy, eggs, grits, baked apples, pears and fresh fruit and laughter! Then Ken and I rode a 22 mile loop through Burgin, KY where we stopped and ate Derby Pie and drank a Coke Cola. This was the famous stop where I fell the year before. But I did not fall this year – hence the celebration by eating pie! We both could tell we are stronger on the bike because it took us less time to ride the course this year. It is a challenging hilly course filled with beautiful countryside, dogs, horses, diners, traffic, windy roads, power plant views and much more. Ken sums up the ride: “We saw an emu on the course. Mary mooned a church. We ate Derby pie at a redneck cafe..... LOTS of fun!!!”