Run 003 and Our First Saturday at Shelton Park in Claremont

Run 003 is the one where we found home.

Saturday, September 12. First time at Shelton Park, the small park at Bonita and Harvard in Claremont. Shade, grass, a community building on one side, room for a crowd. We set up a snack table and a cooler and that was it. Spot found.

Half the crew showed up in the black tanks with the green Ü on the chest. Nobody planned that. (Maybe somebody planned that.)

The route left the park and ran the shaded streets near the Village, under the big oaks. Tight pack most of the way. Claremont on a Saturday morning is quiet and green and made for this.

Back at the park the cooler got raided. People sat in the grass and stayed a lot longer than the run took. We keep seeing it. The run is the short part. The hang after is the real event.

Group shot on the grass to close it out.

Runs 004 and 005 started from Shelton Park too, and it’s home base now. If you live anywhere near Claremont, Pomona, La Verne, Upland or Montclair, this is your run club. Here’s when the next one is.