The Santa Cruz Track Club puts on this race, with proceeds to benefit local athletes and charities. It's always a highlight of the schedule, everybody who's anybody in the Santa Cruz Running community will be there to schmooze with. Winners get an entire Turkey! Kids get pumpkins pies! What could possibly go wrong? This year 2018 I had a spotty year of trouble with my psoas and this race I was volunteer photographer only.

Cat and Carmen - the two C's ready to do battle on the pavement

Sue Dunn, still going strong and took home some hardware for a good effort

That's a lot of sugar in that pie, but some good beta carotene too, I suppose

The 5K race start

Ferrell gets in in 23 minutes for the 5K. Good effort.

The SCTC Volunteer Team manning the reg tables

Larry, getting strong again on his bionic hip

The 10K start

Get ready to punch those watches

Race Shirt Diva, Nancy

Joyce - Race Number Diva

The Cream de la Creme of the SCTC championship racers

Double Trouble - Ferrell ran the 5K and 10K both.

More awards for the top drawer at home

Something about "high maintenance" remark from Diane?

Good friends - for 33 years now