Spring Ho! A hard run and a hot parade

Spring Ho -- it’s back! I’ve participated in the Toughest 10K run over the years and endured many parades in the July heat afterward. It was a hot sweat-fest, but that was good. Both activities involved Key Avenue, and being on the old teen-age cruisin’ strip just held a certain nostalgia and fun of its own.

An old Lampasas buddy of mine and I used to join up for the race every year. We’d meet at t…