Clarification

The Brak Pak technically BBQs in Koehler Park (on the other side of the river from Brackenridge Park), but everyone calls the whole park "Brackenridge." Here's why:

George Brackenridge continued to donate land to enlarge the park. His gifts included Mahncke Park, which he asked to be named in honor of his friend Ludwig, as well as property comprising the today’s golf driving range (formerly the polo field). The park was further enlarged through the generosity of other donors. In 1915, Emma Koehler donated property west of the River where the Confederate tannery had been located. She dedicated the park to her deceased husband, Otto, who had owned the Pearl Brewery, and insisted that alcohol be permitted in the park. (By contrast, Brackenridge had prohibited consumption of alcohol in "his" park.)

History by: Maria Pfeiffer, Special Projects Officer, San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department

Impromtu barbeque

I run on Tuesday/Thursday nights (and some Saturdays and most races) with an informal group called (informally) the Brak Pak. We joke about charging dues, train together for marathons, and (many of us) drink beers after running. And we BBQ. Usually, these are semi-planned affairs; however, last night, while we were debating which route to run, someone said it would be a good night to barbeque. And Adrian had wood in his truck. And Trey had already run and could hit the store. And we start/finish at Brackenridge park, so the BBQ was on. After a run around the golf course, we had ourselves a BBQ. Since it was impromptu, there weren't any pictures, but here are some Brak Pak pics from past BBQs:





I'm a little nervous about tomorrow's Endurathon 25k. I'm really not trained up for 15.5 miles in the Texas HILL country, but we'll see how it goes. Here's a picture after last year's Endurathon (I volunteered at the 10.5 mile water stop - and was looking very w-i-d-e that day - wow). After all those hills, I'm bound to take a truly lovely ugly race pic in the morning!