For Colorado BNrs...tonight on Fox31 news...

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 24, 2005 2:14 pm

Today Victoria and I walked in the Saints Peter and Paul 5k/1k Fun Run, which is also held every year in the memory of Heather DeWild. Some of you might remember hearing of Heather's disappearance in the news in 2003, and the recovery of her body on highway 6 several months later.

Heather was the mother of 2 kids that Victoria goes to school with. Her estranged ex-husband and ex-father-in-law were strong suspects in the case, but no arrests have ever been made.

Fox31 covered the event, so you might catch a glimpse of us on the news tonight at 9. The event not only raises money for Victoria's school, but a portion of the proceeds are also donated to Crime Stoppers.

Just thought I'd pass this on.

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » September 24, 2005 2:22 pm

Is this the first time you've been recorded on camera?

By the way, that is cool! How far in feet is 5k?

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 24, 2005 2:24 pm

captainjoe wrote:Is this the first time you've been recorded on camera?

By the way, that is cool! How far in feet is 5k?

Haha. Definitely not the first time. My wedding was on the news too.

I have no idea how far in feet it was. There's two parts of the race though... the 5k is the run and the 1k was the walk (which is what I did with Victoria). It was 1.2 miles.

PHAW Webmistress · Post by **PHAW Webmistress** » September 24, 2005 2:41 pm

good for your and Victoria Mal!!!

Ilph · Post by **Ilph** » September 24, 2005 3:52 pm

Congrats BB!

Post by **SMLCHNG** » September 24, 2005 11:00 pm

Kewl, Mal!

Sorry we missed it.

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 25, 2005 10:18 am

It was just a super-fast blurb, maybe 15 seconds, and we didn't see ourselves, so no biggie.

nycparrothead · Post by **nycparrothead** » September 25, 2005 10:34 am

buffettbride wrote:It was just a super-fast blurb, maybe 15 seconds, and we didn't see ourselves, so no biggie.

Damn... That kind of TV exposure really could have been the springboard for that p*** career of yours!

Elrod · Post by **Elrod** » September 25, 2005 11:49 am

Way to go Mallory and Victoria!

captainjoe wrote:How far in feet is 5k?

16,404.20 feet, (about 3.1 miles).

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 25, 2005 11:59 am

Elrod wrote:Way to go Mallory and Victoria!

captainjoe wrote:How far in feet is 5k?
16,404.20 feet, (about 3.1 miles).

I only have two feet!

Thanks E! It's nothin' compared to what you did though.

Sam · Post by **Sam** » September 25, 2005 6:49 pm

buffettbride wrote:
captainjoe wrote:Is this the first time you've been recorded on camera?

By the way, that is cool! How far in feet is 5k?
Haha. Definitely not the first time. My wedding was on the news too.

I have no idea how far in feet it was. There's two parts of the race though... the 5k is the run and the 1k was the walk (which is what I did with Victoria). It was 1.2 miles.

You need to check your conversions..... ( Well, we do know that women can't judge distances.....and why.... 6 inches is how big??? LOL

)

A meter is a little over 3 inches longer than a yard....
A Kilometer is 1,000 meters and is less than a mile..... 1 Km = about 0.62 of a mile....
1 mile roughly = 1.6 Kilometers

Something I would suggest for most everyone, is to go buy a pedometer... they vary in price and most are quite inexpensive....say a good one might be around $8.00-$12.00.

Just calibrate it and then clip it onto a belt loop or something and walk....
The pedometers can tell you how far you walk or run depending on the model you get... I think there are some that do both..... but probably cost more.
Generally I think they can be set for meters/yards/ or kilometers/miles.

People will tend to be surprised at the end of a work day how much they have covered....

buffettbride · Post by **buffettbride** » September 25, 2005 11:49 pm

Sam wrote:
buffettbride wrote:
captainjoe wrote:Is this the first time you've been recorded on camera?

By the way, that is cool! How far in feet is 5k?
Haha. Definitely not the first time. My wedding was on the news too.

I have no idea how far in feet it was. There's two parts of the race though... the 5k is the run and the 1k was the walk (which is what I did with Victoria). It was 1.2 miles.

You need to check your conversions..... ( Well, we do know that women can't judge distances.....and why.... 6 inches is how big??? LOL )

A meter is a little over 3 inches longer than a yard....
A Kilometer is 1,000 meters and is less than a mile..... 1 Km = about 0.62 of a mile....
1 mile roughly = 1.6 Kilometers

Something I would suggest for most everyone, is to go buy a pedometer... they vary in price and most are quite inexpensive....say a good one might be around $8.00-$12.00.

Just calibrate it and then clip it onto a belt loop or something and walk....
The pedometers can tell you how far you walk or run depending on the model you get... I think there are some that do both..... but probably cost more.
Generally I think they can be set for meters/yards/ or kilometers/miles.

People will tend to be surprised at the end of a work day how much they have covered....

I think since it was a school fundraiser, the 1k was a very loose interpretation. We were clocked at 1.2 miles...so my conversions were wrong, but that's what we actually walked.