RED Episode 183: Great Smoky Mountains 5K, The Peddler Steakhouse, and Gatlinburg Brewing Company

SHOUT OUTS 

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Shout out to patron Jennifer Hall who completing the GW Patriot Run hosted by Mount Vernon.  Rhonda Lee is getting ready for her virtual Boston in a couple of weeks, too, so we wish her a great last bit of training and tapering!

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RUN

This week we recap our September race.  Earlier this month, we completed the Great Smoky Mountains 5K in Townsend, Tennessee.  The packet pickup was great, and the Expo had beautiful swag.  The race had a safe and well-directed neighborhood path.  The medal and post-race snacks were great. The best part, though?  We did it with a member of the Runcation Nation no less, Tina!  Congratulations to Tina for completing her first live and in-person 5K race.  She crushed it, and we couldn’t be happier to say that we were lucky enough to be a part of it!  Can’t wait to get back to this beautiful part of the country!  Gatlinburg and Townsend are beautiful and full of places we want to explore in the future!  

EAT

We ate a classic Steakhouse dinner to celebrate the accomplishment that was within walking distance of our hotel in Gatlinburg, The Peddler Steakhouse.  It reminded me of some of the great places our families used to take us as kids on special occasions.  We started with an appetizer of fried mushrooms and cauliflower with honey mustard.  With a salad bar and tasty steak entrees that were too tempting to pass up, we got a Prime Rib and Ribeye to try with loaded baked potatoes.  The shrimp, salmon, and chicken dishes looked like winners, too.  

DRINK

We toasted our accomplishment at Gatlinburg Brewing Company.  Each one of us had a flight and recorded our reactions right inside this brewery located right in the heart of all the happenings that draw vacationers to Gatlinburg.  There was an eclectic collection of original brews plus some guest taps, too.  Everyone was friendly and there was entertaining live music, too.  

THAT’S A WRAP!

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