Marathon…check
Wow, all I have to say is…that was one fun marathon.
The night before the race our little running group went to Duluth to pick up our race packets. We found the perfect shirts for the kids as they lined up on the streets of Duluth to cheer us on. They read, “My mom is faster than your mom.”
We had dinner at Hell’s Kitchen. Todd could not decide, so went with waffles AND spaghetti. That should just about do it.
Rise and shine, 5:00 am. All this early morning training paid off, we got up on time.
A quick shot before we catch the bus to the start line. Can you see the nerves starting to surface?
Almost as quick as it started, it was over. The day could not have been more beautiful. The best part was sharing it with friends.
To Miss Erika, thanks to you for allowing me to run my trap for 4 hours and 37 minutes by your side, I am so happy we could share this experience. Congratulations!
To Todd, way to go. The first one is hard…you only get a better handle on it from here.
To Laura, welcome back! Nice work on the marathon come back after three kids, I can’t wait to see what next year has in store.
To Jen, we missed you.
To Adam and my kids, thank you for always supporting me in my insane endeavors. To see your faces on the race course is what sustains me…I love you.
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And so this weekend, my running group (sans Jen) and I will embark on our marathon adventure up in Duluth. We each have different reasons for wanting to run the marathon, we all have different goals. I vowed never to do another, one was enough. How easily I am swayed by friends.
My goal for this race is to run with friends, that is the only way I would do another…with friends, starting and finishing with friends. Time doesn’t really matter this go around, finishing with a friend at your side does and Erika is nice enough to let me be by her side.
I am amazed at how I feel by taking the pressure off myself, the pressure of time or place. NO, seriously amazed. It is allowing me the freedom to actually enjoy the race, the process of the race and everything else it has to offer.
We as a group have trained hard and we have trained well. I can’t wait, I’m giddy with excitement…for all of us.
I’ll let you know how it goes.
Filed under friends, races, running | Comment (1)What a weekend…
Friday:
Ears
Birthday dinner out with jewels from Erika.
Saturday:
First Communion #1
The Spring Sheering
First Communion #2
Sunday:
Half Marathon
PJ’s 6th Birthday Party
And then…and then I slept really well. Only to be woken up by PJ’s new hamster in the middle of the night running and running and running on it’s little squeaky wheel FOR HOURS.
The story of the hamster to come later.
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Cheers to Erika and Todd for finishing their first 1/2 marathon! And Courtney, thanks for joining in the fun.
Running is so much more fun with all of you guys around.
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My friend Aimee asked if I had started training yet for the season. I told her I hadn’t, but that I can feel it coming. It’s like a train you can hear in the distance, you know it’s coming, you can hear it, you start to feel it and by the time it hits you, it is running on all cylinders and practically knocks you down.
This year’s race schedule is going to be a little different. There seems to be a lot more running. I’m going to blame this on my running group. Too much time together running makes you think crazy thoughts, like marathons you vowed never to do again. My hope is that with these people, it will be easier, better and maybe even fun.
With all that extra running it could go one of two ways: (1) I am going to have the best season of my life or (2) I will go down in a raging ball of flames.
So here’s what this season looks like:
January: Securian Frozen Half Marathon
May: Lake Minnetonka Half Marathon
June: Buffalo Triathlon (sprint) & Grandma’s Marathon
July: Life Time Fitness Triathlon (olympic) & Chisago Lakes Half Ironman
And then I will rest.
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Running at 5:30 am in the winter, in Minnesota, is a little crazy.
But doesn’t it look at least a little fun?
O.K. I agree, Jen (far left) does not look like she is having ANY fun at all. We all know she’s just in if for the coffee.
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