As I mention in my post yesterday I didn't run it, but I did volunteer and enjoyed it. It was very cold and very windy (for those of us that were not running it) but we were able to hang in there. Everyone seemed to enjoy running it and the first place 1/2 marathon finisher mentioned to the Gwinnett Daily Post writer that there were only slick spots in a few places, but the rest was clear.
After finishing up with volunteering I came home and got my one daughter and we went back up and ran 4 miles on the still closed Parkway. While we were running we were coming up behind the final two walkers in the 1/2 marathon. There was an ambulance hovering behind them, and as we passed them the ambulance turned on "Free Falling" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on the loud speakers. It was very cool running on the Reagan Parkway since it is a no pedestrian road normally.... except for this one day, it made it even cooler having it pretty much all to ourselves with no cars and very few runners/walkers.
My right calf is still a little tight and not 100% but it does seem to be coming around.
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God bless the volunteers!! I love the song Free Falling and it must have been so cool to listen to that...especially for the walkers who were the caboose of the half marathon train:) How cool for you and your daughter to go back and run four miles later!!
ReplyDeleteGreat post you got here. I'd like to read something more about this topic. Thanks for giving this material.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great race. The Run the Reagan team and volunteers did a fantastic job. It was a race that will be remembered for a long while. Thanks for making it happen for us.
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I think volunteering is a great thing to do!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for stopping by and the comments..... well everyone except the one comment I already deleted.... :)
ReplyDeleteI ran the 1/2 and had a great time, thanks for volunteering I really appreciate it!
ReplyDeleteThe course was nice and hillier than I though it would be, but the wind (during the 1st half) was brutal...I think the gusts got up to 15 mph!
All in all a good time
Good for you for volunteering...it's something we all should do. Sounds like a great run afterwards.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jamie & MissZippy, I really enjoy volunteering.... just not as much as running :)
ReplyDeleteThat is a hilly course and the wind is known to be gusty on that course as well - however I think the wind was even stronger than normal.
I always appreciate the volunteers helping out on race day. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI live in seattle and we are having a mild winter which has made it easy to run and get outside. I can't imagine what it is like to have all that snow and ice.
That run sounds awesome! We (runners) are lucky there are wonderful people like you to volunteer!!
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ReplyDeleteTalk about a full day of running. I love watching races because it reminds me of why I enter in them too. They are challenging and fun.
ReplyDeleteTim, how's it going? I came across your site on Blog Catalog and decided to check it out.
ReplyDeleteI live in Cleveland and am in the process of training for my first marathon, so I was looking for some additional resources and discussions.
I'm reading some of your previous posts as we speak and hopefully can contribute a little moving forward. Thanks.
Thanks everyone for stopping by and commenting - looking forward to seeing you around.
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Hi, it's a great blog.
ReplyDeleteI could tell how much efforts you've taken on it.
Keep doing!