The Running Club and R&R
You may wonder why we would start something like this, well; it was Kari Malgeri who has inspired us to get up early enough to run at 0600. As the president of our “club” she stated that the club is about showing up and running as fast or slow as you want and the distance is up to you. The good thing is that it has motivated several from our office and from other offices to get out and run. We are getting in shape and chatting it up while we run. It is also preparing us for the next event run, which we think will happen in August.
Just an update on my status. I have competed over half of my tour here and today is my last day of work before I go on Rest and Relaxation (R&R). I will be heading back to Germany for a while and do not think I will be updating the blog until I return.
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Sunday, July 2, 2006
Let’s Run – Again! Peachtree Road Race 10k
Today started very early for us. Me and several friends signed up for the Peachtree Road Race in association with the Atlanta Track Club. This event had over 800 runners and is the largest running event to date for Camp Victory.
We had to be at the starting area from 0430-0500 to sign up and then the race began at 0530. The event managers had the person who starts the race in Atlanta start our race via cell phone and a loud speaker. At the start of the race on the first stretch of road, there was an incredibly cool breeze and we could not explain it. The temperatures are around 85-90 in the mornings and this felt like a nice spring breeze; it was a very nice way to start. The water points on the run were manned with numerous volunteers who were working hard to make sure everybody had cups of water for all the runners as they passed. As we were running, it was funny to see very large military vehicles driving by while running a road race. We maintained a good pace until the last mile where most people picked up their pace and tried to finish strong. Upon crossing the finish line, we were given a t-shirt and refreshments. We had a great turnout from our office and we really enjoyed the run.
The Crew
We had to be at the starting area from 0430-0500 to sign up and then the race began at 0530. The event managers had the person who starts the race in Atlanta start our race via cell phone and a loud speaker. At the start of the race on the first stretch of road, there was an incredibly cool breeze and we could not explain it. The temperatures are around 85-90 in the mornings and this felt like a nice spring breeze; it was a very nice way to start. The water points on the run were manned with numerous volunteers who were working hard to make sure everybody had cups of water for all the runners as they passed. As we were running, it was funny to see very large military vehicles driving by while running a road race. We maintained a good pace until the last mile where most people picked up their pace and tried to finish strong. Upon crossing the finish line, we were given a t-shirt and refreshments. We had a great turnout from our office and we really enjoyed the run.
The Crew
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