My New Running Group
May 16, 2008 bohlken
So I have joined a new running group and it is really exciting. I have always been a long distance runner since I can remember. My mom was a runner and I would always watch her run since I was little so I guess I followed her footsteps. Well, she ran the L.A. marathon like 10 years ago and she always holds it over my head that I have not ran it yet. So I thought joining a running group would motivate me to train harder in order to run that long of a distance.
So when I showed up for the 1st day of the running group I guess I was prepared to be out ran by marathon/tri-athlete people but I was wrong. All of those years running 4-6 miles every other day had paid off because I was leading the running pack. I was even faster than this girl who was 17 and that made me feel great.
They all are almost OCDC on their running times which was funny. They wear these big wrist bands that track their distance and running speeds. I haven’t timed myself since high school and I am really just glad that I can still run long-distance. They actually have “fun” races where you try to guess how long it will take to run a certain distance and then you actually run that distance to see if you were right at your guess.
Another funny thing is that you have to wear “team uniforms” to run in the races you enter and they are in the same colors of my old high school colors which were Black and Gold (awful). Plus, the uniform is really skimpy and I am more into wearing soccer shorts and a t-shirts than booty shorts and a sheer tank top.
The great thing about the group is there are a lot of inspirational older folks who are in their 60’s and 70’s and they are still running marathons!!! Last night I went to a 70th birthday party for this running group guy who has run all 22 L.A. marathons and is still running in marathons to this day. He looked like he was 50.
My 1st of many races to come is in two weeks. I am going to run the Laguna Beach ½ marathon. Chris is going to go to give me water on the sidelines. Wish me luck!!!
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1. Debbie&hellip | May 19, 2008 at 2:48 am
Good luck! I could never do that. Walking a 5K is painful for me.