OK, perhaps I should call this trial by ice. As in, it was so cold the water at the water stop froze between when we poured it and when the girls arrived. Yeah. This past weekend was the Girls on the Run 5k. I’ve volunteered many times for this race and others. This was my…
Category: GOTR
4am wake up call
I’m not a morning person. I can count on the fingers of one hand (heck on the finger on one hand) the number of times I’ve gotten up early to run. But twice a year, I get up stupid early to give back to the running community. Yep, it’s Girls on the Run race day. …
Moving On
No, I’m not quitting blogging. You’ll be hearing from me at least until I finish this crazy five half marathon thing. Where else can I talk about nothing but that and not drive my friends absolutely batty? I’m moving on from coaching. Two years ago I had big plans of creating a new career. I…
GOTR and a new soup for you
You can see me at about the 1:15 point. ;o) I really want to participate in “What I ate Wednesday” one of these days, but that would require two things: 1) planning and pictures, neither of which happen often around here, and 2) admitting to the weird combination of foods I eat. I will say…
Girls on the Run 5K Volunteer report
Sunday I had the pleasure of getting to volunteer for Girls on the Run of Northern Virginia. One of my friends convinced me to be a Team Leader and I was assigned to the start/finish line. My goal? To keep the girls moving after they crossed the finish line and to keep the parents from…
Girls on the Run and MCHH Race Reports
So, all the stars aligned and I actually ran two races this past weekend. Right up until we got in the car to drive to Fredericksburg, I was pretty sure I was going to wuss out. Girls on the Run 5K I ran this race as a “buddy runner” for a girl at Jones’ school…
Shorts weather
Spring is definitely here. Yesterday and today were both in the low 70s by late afternoon. While that’s perfect capri weather when hanging out, it’s shorts weather for running. I hate running in shorts. I have rather heavy thighs (seriously, my thighs could be the “before” picture in a weight loss photo and the rest…