Seize the Day! Even if it's below freezing.

It didn't matter what the temperature was like outside, or how ridiculous the sum of us felt running 10k through Brooklyn and Queens dressed as polar bears toting a shopping cart decorated as the North Pole.

This past Saturday was the Idioterod 2010, and our group was outstanding! Among us were teams of eagles, ski bunnies, crash test dummies and Nintendo characters. Altogether, we were given instructions from the starting point in Williamsburg to run to the next check point where we would perform tasks, answer trivia questions and overall have a great time. Once completed at each check point, we'd receive the location of the next check point and find our way there whether by road, bridge or tunnel. We finished up in Long Island City, Queens where awards were presented to those teams who really impressed the judges...we also were among the decorated!

It is events like this which remind me of how great it is to be active and enjoying weekend days, even if it is below freezing. Everyone involved was so enthusiastic and fun-loving that it made our journey through the boroughs fantastic.