3rd Day in Chatham

Brad nearing the finish line on the 10k.

Our last day in Chatham was an eventful one and the perfect ending to our time off from the road.  We began the day with a 10k run through lovely Chatham where we skirted along the main streets of this quaint town.  Having never run a 10k before I had plenty of nervous energy pent up and took off like a gazelle from the start line.  Once Jake realized that our pace was way too quick we took it down a few notches.  The rest of the run was beautiful as we passed along the beach and a nice lighthouse before heading in for the home stretch.  On top of that, many of the neighbors were out in front of their houses cheering us and spraying us with the front lawn hoses to cool us off.  It had all the great qualities of "small town USA".

The afternoon breezed by and we raced to a local coffee shop that had wifi so we could upload blog posts like crazy.  And, of course, so Ryan and Jake could check on their fantasy baseball teams.

The evening came quick and we had plans to see the local baseball team, the Chatham Anglers, play at 7:00 pm.  The Cape Cod baseball league is one of the premier leagues for college all-stars to spend the summer honing their skills before heading off to the minors the following year.  The scene is very nonchalant: admission is free, kids are climbing on monkey bars on a nearby playground and picnic blankets cover the grass hills behind the home run fence.  It was a relaxing way to get us back in the baseball groove before heading off to the baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown the next day.

The Milvia boys checking out the Chatham Anglers.