Another 5k and Another Fall Academy

Fall Academy started last week and I originally signed up for a crochet class but the lady had a stroke and the class was canceled before we started so I moved over to Knitting.  We are making 4 different squares and then joining them to make a pillow.  This first square is a Mitered Square.

I also participated in my second 5k.  Only this time there weren't any walkers (except for the 1 mile fun run) and I didn't know it.  When the gun went off everyone took off running except for one other lady, and old man and me, and they quickly jogged off and left me.  So I sort of jogged across the first intersection then proceeded to walk.  Well a policeman had to follow along behind the last person.  Soooo, I had a personal police escort the WHOLE WAY.  It was awkward and annoying and a little embarrassing.  At every corner, students were cheering me on, which again, was a little embarrassing.  But I didn't give up and I thought "tough s**t, I'm walking and they are just going to have to deal with it."  I was the LAST person to cross the finish line and to make it more embarrassing, they announced my name and number over the loud speaker, which thankfully, most people had already left. I don't know how long it took me, but I think it was pretty close to the last time (a little under an hour).  Next 5k (if I do another), I'm going to make sure there will be some other walkers.