Awesome Achievement

Wow. It has been a busy week. Spent it on a business trip to Rochester, NY. My co-worker had me at the site by 6 am and we never got off until about 6 pm. Want to know how most of the morning time was spent? Can you guess? Sitting. Waiting. Wishing. Just too exhausted to even consider a run.

But today, oh yes, today was my day to get out there. Had 2 runs today, actually. First, I did a 3 mile tempo run on the TM. Did it at a 9:09 pace. Very happy about that.

Second run was even better. Not in terms of time or distance, but better none the less. You see, 2 of my friends, Kristie and Sherri, signed up to take part in the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon which takes place at end of this month. Kristie and Sherri were not runners when they agreed to do this. But I think a team event is just what they needed to motivate them. They started the Couch to 5K program 9 weeks ago. And they stuck to it week after week. So today marked their final run--the one where they run 3 miles straight. No stopping. They have never done that before. Today was the day. I asked if I could join them to celebrate this tremendous achievement. I was honored to run with them for the 3 miles and I KNOW they are going to kick butt at the relay.

Great job Sherri and Kristie! I am so proud of you guys!