Spotted at the check-in expo for the White Rock Marathon:
Running
Does the K Stand for “This Might Kill You?”
Morning came dark and early for an eager first-time 5k runner today. Our friends John and Stacie came to town for this run-fest weekend. Stacie is a fantastic encourager. John agreed to run the 5k with me. It was his first 5k race, too. Kelly manned the camera, preserving his running energy for tomorrow’s marathon. […]
Tomorrow.Is.The.Day
I’ve trained months and months for it. I abandoned my old friend, the couch. Now, sneakers laced, iPod charged, and many blisters patched, I feel ready as ever to run a 5k. Tomorrow morning is my Day of Reckoning. My inflamed ribs and I are taking on the Mayor’s 5k Fun Run at 7.a.m. Kelly […]
The #1 Fan
That would be me, of course. And there’s only one guy around that can lead me, an otherwise even-keel person, to stand in the cold to cheer him on while wearing a t-shirt I made to show my unconditional support: Runner #22041, my favorite guy, paced a friend all the way through her first marathon. […]
Running Has Life Lessons
I’ve finally found an “official” race to enter – the Mayor’s 5k, part of the White Rock Marathon weekend festivities. Kelly won’t be able to run it with me since he’s running the full marathon the following day. I know he’ll be at the finish line to cheer me across, though. This morning I ran […]
You Go Girl!
Yesterday, after a harried day at the office, we rushed to the gym for our daily workout. It was back to the treadmill for me. I hadn’t run in nearly two weeks while juggling a busy schedule and slightly puffy ankles. I was a bit worried about the 2.75 mile run after laying off for […]
Anatomy of a Non-Runner’s Run
Dear friends, family and other blog readers – I did it! Last night, I successfully ran 2.5 miles. You already know what a feat this is (for me). However, I have to do this at least two more times before the couch potato program allows me to move on to the next level (2.75 miles, […]
Meet Our New Friend
Last day of hill training for Kelly yesterday. First day of a new training level on my quest to run a 5k. Our legs are not happy today – nor were they last night, for that matter!