New Year - Upcoming Races

Hi Everybody!

Well, Corky sent me an email last week saying our little runner's blog was lonely and that I need to get back in touch with everybody and get us together again.

I couldn't agree more whole-heartedly. I miss everybody. I know I see all of you guys, but we don't get together as a group as much with this cold weather. I hope we can fix that.

WELCOME!!!

I'd like to WELCOME Shannon Marly - our newest running buddy! She has been working out at the Health Club kicking tail in AOS and dotFIT. She recently completed the San Angelo half marathon January 2nd. She is continuing on her marathon training path and will be running a full marathon -the BIG D! - in April!

She needs running buddies, and I know just the people to help out! :o)

UPCOMING EVENTS

Coming up, we have the follwing runs:

• Cowtown February 27th. Ryan and Corky will be driving up the day before and staying the night. I'll be driving up the morning of. Amy Brown and Gretchen are likely to do the same thing - get up at the crazy crack of dawn and drive to Fort Worth and run the half marathon and come back. Per my discussion with Dr. C and Ryan the other day, I realized that this will be my LAST race in my 20's!!! I'll be turning 30 years old on February 28th! It had better be a GREAT run!
• Inaugural Rock 'N' Roll half marathon Dallas March 14th. I was very excited when Sherry mentioned this one. I'm not only excited to get to run another race with her and her husband again, but it means this must really be an awesome race - one that maybe more of us can attend! This is the half. I plan to drive up the Friday before and stay through Sunday for the run. We'll be bringing J'lie and maybe MissFit, so we'll have to get a hotel that allows pets - not likely to get one near the race start. You can check the run out online and find a hotel. If anybody wants to run this one and wants to carpool or share a hotel, let me know, and I'll get us all on the same page. We'll also plan a group dinner for the night before! (Hint, Hint, Dr. C!)
• Big D in Dallas in April. I'm not sure about this one, but I think it is a full and a half. Shannon is running this one. Is this your first full marathon, Shannon? Anyway, we'll all be in such great half marathon shape, we could kick this one out easy! :o)
• One of my favorites - North Trails half marathon in May! This one is always a big puller for me. It's a little run, but it's sure is fun and easy!

WEEKEND TRAININGS

We haven't been training on the weekends - well, as a group, anyway - but I hope to get us together again soon! This Saturday, I have to work and run the RPM launch, but I'd be happy to do a Sunday afternoon run. Who all is interested?

During the weekend trainings, we all go our own pace and distance. It just helps to have somebody to meet up with and say "hey" to!

We'll have to probably take it week by week to see when we are going to run with the weather being so cold and wet and unpredictable.

Anyway, send me an email to say "hi!" Let me know how you guys are doing!

L