Dear wind,
You make it very hard for me to run forward when you are out. If you could limit your massive wind gusts to a nice breeze every 6 minutes, I think we would get along better. Thanks for taking your time to read this and consider it.
Love,
Aimee
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
First run with Team Challenge
This morning (8am) was my first run with Team Challenge. We met at the Greenway off of Johnston Road. We did an ice breaker with paper airplanes and some warm ups. I started running with one girl who has colitis and she really inspired me. She wasn't feeling well this morning and STILL came to run; she is so strong. We ran 3.5 miles today in about 40 minutes. I was so happy and felt amazing. I can't wait to run more with the group. It makes it so much easier to run with a buddy. The time just seems to go faster.
The leaders came out early this morning and set up mile markers and water stations. They had a place for every persons keys and jackets. It is really well thought out and planned. The coaches seem to really care and want to help. Everybody was so encouraging and kept the group motivated. It was a nice feeling to be a part of.
It was also a theme day, orange and blue(Team Challenge colors.) Yes, I knit the headband :)
The leaders came out early this morning and set up mile markers and water stations. They had a place for every persons keys and jackets. It is really well thought out and planned. The coaches seem to really care and want to help. Everybody was so encouraging and kept the group motivated. It was a nice feeling to be a part of.
It was also a theme day, orange and blue(Team Challenge colors.) Yes, I knit the headband :)
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Running and blogging....fresh start
I have never run before if it wasn't forced upon me. I just really saw no point in it. My ears hurt, my throat got hot, I sweat, and lose my breath. What about that seems fun?
I never know how to start a blog. I end up deleting every blog I have started, because I don't want to mess up a clean page with garbage. I want to say something profound and interesting. Then reading it back, it just seems to never be what I intended.
A few months ago, I received a pamphlet in the mail from Team Challenge. It was about their program which is a half marathon training program to raise money and awareness for Crohns and Colitis. My friend Ricki was diagnosed with Crohns a few years ago, and thought it was kind of a coincidence that this pamphlet ended up in my mailbox. I was seriously thinking about doing it for no other reason than to help find a cure for these diseases. I kept meaning to tell her about the pamphlet but kept forgetting. A few weeks went by and I convinced myself that running 13.1 miles was out of the question and I would try to help in other ways.
Ricki and I were having a conversation over g-mail chat, and she mentioned she went to an information session for Team Challenge. Really?? She already knew about it. I started telling her about the pamphlet I got and how I was thinking about doing it a few weeks ago. I looked online and there just so happened to be an information session later that night. It was a sign. We decided we were both going to sign up and do this together, Vegas Winter 2011.
Ricki is my best friend. We have known each other since we were four. She lives in New York and I live in North Carolina now. We have different lives, but I would do anything for her. Even run 13.1 miles.
The journey begins. Running and Blogging.
I never know how to start a blog. I end up deleting every blog I have started, because I don't want to mess up a clean page with garbage. I want to say something profound and interesting. Then reading it back, it just seems to never be what I intended.
A few months ago, I received a pamphlet in the mail from Team Challenge. It was about their program which is a half marathon training program to raise money and awareness for Crohns and Colitis. My friend Ricki was diagnosed with Crohns a few years ago, and thought it was kind of a coincidence that this pamphlet ended up in my mailbox. I was seriously thinking about doing it for no other reason than to help find a cure for these diseases. I kept meaning to tell her about the pamphlet but kept forgetting. A few weeks went by and I convinced myself that running 13.1 miles was out of the question and I would try to help in other ways.
Ricki and I were having a conversation over g-mail chat, and she mentioned she went to an information session for Team Challenge. Really?? She already knew about it. I started telling her about the pamphlet I got and how I was thinking about doing it a few weeks ago. I looked online and there just so happened to be an information session later that night. It was a sign. We decided we were both going to sign up and do this together, Vegas Winter 2011.
Ricki is my best friend. We have known each other since we were four. She lives in New York and I live in North Carolina now. We have different lives, but I would do anything for her. Even run 13.1 miles.
The journey begins. Running and Blogging.
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