This blog is coming to you from the Denver Airport at 4:30am. I just spent an amazing weekend with the best tribe a girl could ask for. The annual Skirt Sports retreat is an amazing and energizing event, made even better by the fact that I get to spend time with some of my closest friends who live in different parts of the country. I will recap the event later, but for now, just know that my cup is full. Speaking of full cups, I'm joining Deb and Coco for a virtual cup (in addition to the copious amount of coffee I need to survive today after my 2:30am wakeup.) I may also be including a few runfessions ala Marcia. If we were having coffee, I’d tell that I swear that May and June are the longest, most stressful months of the year and … [Read more...]
Five races that are better with friends
I love to race. This year might be the first year in a long time where my number of half marathons + marathons is not in the double digits. That's ok, though. I've had fun running some shorter races and made sure that I've had more fun at races than I've sometimes had. And one of the things that makes things more fun is running with friends. The following 5 races are ones I usually do with a posse and that's half the fun right there. ZOOMA - I think a big reason I love this race is that I spend the night before the race having dinner and drinks with some of the awesomest lady bloggers out there. The exact makeup of the group fluctuates year to year, but it always includes Courtney, Cynthia, and Sue - my favorite band of troublemakers. … [Read more...]
