What happened to the first quarter of 2013? Here's a quick recap with plans for more frequent posts going forward.
January and February were even more snow in Raleigh.
Late season snow supported my first ever ski trip to Snowshoe, WV. Great times with great friends. I'd do it again. Thanks Jeff for use of the gear and great instruction.
Snow AND I'm smiling? That's not supposed to happen...
March sucked. I finally made it back out in April to finally run Raven Rock State Park
Squeeze into this weekend roller blading and a bike ride. It was really a smorgasbord of activities - and lots of fun. It was a smorgasbord of food as well - Thai, Italian, American, French, and Arabic. Yum. I swim/bike/run/blade/hike/burn calories so I can enjoy replacing them!
Mid April I joined a great new running group for the Palmetto 200 Relay thanks to an invite from an old family friend - you know who you are - and THANK YOU! We ran from Columbia to Charleston, SC in just over 26 hours. This was so crazy fun I signed up for two more relays. Highlight was a solo 9+ mile run on SC backroads at 11PM with no van support. Our van had a bit of an accident and we would handoff to our other van at the end of my running leg. Thanks to Van 2 for picking up the other runner and a shot of Advil in the last mile! This night also included being stranded at a church with a friend, no phone, no money, and only running clothes on our backs and sleeping on church pews. It really was a blast - you had to be there.
Lead off of first leg - I got places to go!
3rd leg of our 2nd shift and our first leg in the dark.
Van 1 all legs done around 10am(?) on Saturday.
Van 1 and Van 2, all 12 of us, together at the finish.
5.69 miles at 7:30/mi on Friday at 10am, 9.67 miles at 8:00/mi on Friday around 11pm, and 3.75 miles at 6:55/mi on Saturday around 5am. The last leg felt especially good. It was my finish line, time to lay it all out, nice and cool, and the blinky lights of other teams just barely visible in the distance waiting to be caught. With 1/2 mile left my respiration peaked and I knew I was toast. I knuckled down the last few minutes, handed off to my awesome team, and relaxed.
Then squeezed in some team building and community service at Hope Reins of Raleigh. Operating a shovel can be VERY therapeutic. Sharp eyes on our team found the head of a sledge hammer which I brought home to re-handle and return because, well, I enjoy the craft of putting new handles in tools.
Then a Memorial run after explosions at the 2013 Boston Marathon. About 3,000 people turned out in downtown Raleigh for the run. Nearly all of my running friends from all circles came out to this event. It was quite the confluence of people and a great event to share.
Then a hockey game. Good seats, good game (overtime and shootout), good friends, and a great time.
That's a quick 4 months. More gas, less brake. Life's an adventure - get out there!
January and February were even more snow in Raleigh.
Late season snow supported my first ever ski trip to Snowshoe, WV. Great times with great friends. I'd do it again. Thanks Jeff for use of the gear and great instruction.
March sucked. I finally made it back out in April to finally run Raven Rock State Park
And I found some mud for the Jeep to really justify a wash job.
Squeeze into this weekend roller blading and a bike ride. It was really a smorgasbord of activities - and lots of fun. It was a smorgasbord of food as well - Thai, Italian, American, French, and Arabic. Yum. I swim/bike/run/blade/hike/burn calories so I can enjoy replacing them!
Mid April I joined a great new running group for the Palmetto 200 Relay thanks to an invite from an old family friend - you know who you are - and THANK YOU! We ran from Columbia to Charleston, SC in just over 26 hours. This was so crazy fun I signed up for two more relays. Highlight was a solo 9+ mile run on SC backroads at 11PM with no van support. Our van had a bit of an accident and we would handoff to our other van at the end of my running leg. Thanks to Van 2 for picking up the other runner and a shot of Advil in the last mile! This night also included being stranded at a church with a friend, no phone, no money, and only running clothes on our backs and sleeping on church pews. It really was a blast - you had to be there.
Lead off of first leg - I got places to go!
3rd leg of our 2nd shift and our first leg in the dark.
Van 1 all legs done around 10am(?) on Saturday.
Van 1 and Van 2, all 12 of us, together at the finish.
And view of the bridges before Sunday morning departure.
5.69 miles at 7:30/mi on Friday at 10am, 9.67 miles at 8:00/mi on Friday around 11pm, and 3.75 miles at 6:55/mi on Saturday around 5am. The last leg felt especially good. It was my finish line, time to lay it all out, nice and cool, and the blinky lights of other teams just barely visible in the distance waiting to be caught. With 1/2 mile left my respiration peaked and I knew I was toast. I knuckled down the last few minutes, handed off to my awesome team, and relaxed.
Then squeezed in some team building and community service at Hope Reins of Raleigh. Operating a shovel can be VERY therapeutic. Sharp eyes on our team found the head of a sledge hammer which I brought home to re-handle and return because, well, I enjoy the craft of putting new handles in tools.
Then a Memorial run after explosions at the 2013 Boston Marathon. About 3,000 people turned out in downtown Raleigh for the run. Nearly all of my running friends from all circles came out to this event. It was quite the confluence of people and a great event to share.
Then a hockey game. Good seats, good game (overtime and shootout), good friends, and a great time.
