OK, I know you all are going “WHAAAT??” No, I haven’t been hiding secret triathlon training from you nor did I actually race a triathlon this weekend. What I did was volunteer at the Peasantman Triathlon for a few hours on Sunday morning. Peasantman is held about an hour and a half south of DC…
Category: volunteering
It might be a little wet
Know what’s happening this weekend? Ragnar DC and Woodrow Wilson Bridge Half Marathon. Know what else is happening. Rain. Lots of rain. Because Hurricane Joaquin. I don’t mind running in rain. I don’t even mind torrential downpours. But here’s the thing: I’m volunteering. Yep, 6 hours for Ragnar and 6-8 hours for WW. I’m pretty…
Five tips for volunteering at a race
Before I get to my tips, did you see the news article yesterday about Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathons being sued for exploiting its volunteers? Supposedly, Rock ‘n’ Roll represents themselves as having a charitable purpose and gets volunteers that way. She feels that every volunteer since 2012 should be paid minimum wages for their hours….
4am wakeup call
We all know I don’t get up early to exercise. I’m just not a morning person. But I’ll get up early for a race. Even if I’m not racing. This past Sunday was the {rescheduled} Woodrow Wilson Half Marathon. I haven’t run it since the Inaugural race (not because it’s a bad race, I just…
Nike Women Half Marathon non-runner report
When I was hired a year ago to work the Nike Women Half Marathon in DC, I had no idea what I was getting into. I knew I was going to be helping to manage packet pickup and I had plenty of experience volunteering (and picking up my own packets LOL), but I’d never been…
A question and a winner
Life is on its way back to normal around here. After working more than 40 hours last week at the Nike Women Half Marathon packet pick up and then managing a fluids tent on race day (read: I was at the race before 4:30am), I face planted yesterday afternoon. After a short nap yesterday and…
Live, Breathe, Eat, (No) Sleep Nike
I will never again take a race for granted. Especially a big one that happens in a big city. I’ve been working behind the scenes on the Nike Women Half Marathon for months now, but this week is Nike week! The number of people working nearly 24/7 and pieces that are being put into place…
Four Courts Four Non-race Report
Every once in a while I make a smart running decision. Not often. Given a choice, I usually choose to run. But given my A goal is 8 days away, I decided not to run Four Courts Four Miler this year, even though it’s one of my favorite races. Why? Well, if you are local,…
DNSing Love the Run 5k
AKA “Did not start”. This weekend was a good weekend, but it was not a good running weekend. When last we “chatted”, I’d just finished a hard half marathon that included two+ miles of pain in my foot + a wicked bad blister on my heel. Not knowing what caused those issues and a cold…
2013 is looking kind of epic
And, no, I don’t mean my son’s gecko. (Yes, his name is Epic.) You already know about my crazy five marathons in five days. (And if you don’t, you’ve obviously never been here before…) Wanna know what I did yesterday? I walked around Washington Harbour. Why is this a big deal? I was working with…
Put on your “Do Good” pants
Today is an important day. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that it’s election day in the U.S. Besides the Presidential Election, there are some very important issues on many state ballots. I’m not going to tell you how to vote. I thought long and hard about sharing my opinions, but I’ve…
Clarendon Day 5k + busy weekend
I’ve run or volunteered at the Clarendon Day race every year since it started. Most years I run and volunteer and this year was not exception. The race starts at the top of a big long hill and ends about a mile and a quarter away at the bottom. Depending on which distance you run,…