Here we are again, it’s May! Here we’ve got grad parties, a wedding, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and a whole slew of other stuff to enjoy and savor. I’m sitting down with Deborah, Coco and you for a little catch-up session over a nice beverage. Let the MAYhem begin!
Let the MAYhem Begin!
Over coffee I’d tell you I’m super excited to head to Blacksburg in just a couple of weeks to help daughter #2 move out of her dorm and head home for summer. Despite a rough first semester, things did a total 180 in January and now she loves school so much she admitted she is in no hurry to leave campus for the summer. She excelled academically all year long and snagged an amazing summer internship. This mama bear is proud!
Over coffee I’d tell you that ever since the first time I qualifiied for Boston back in 2008, I’ve been part of an online Boston Marathon training group. Originally it was part of Runner’s World Online, but we took our group private and have been together ever since. Some of my friends in there have run 18+ consecutive Boston Marathons. It’s been a special group to say the least. Recently though we lost one of our own. He died tragically in a skiing accident in Vail, on a run he’d skied hundreds of times. Ironically he was a ski instructor. Most importantly he was an amazing person who loved life and lived it to the fullest. We are all just devastated, to say the least.
Over coffee I’d tell you that little Romeo is finally big enough to wear a harness and is learning to walk outside. It’s been rough seeing all of our neighbors and having to recount Ozzy’s passing. It’s like tearing open a wound over and over. I suppose the healing will come in time, but for now it’s still very raw.
Over coffee I’d do some bragging that I coached a handful of athletes who ran London and Boston. A couple of them achieved their 6-star status. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it is just as fulfilling to me to coach others toward this goal as it was for me to achieve it myself. I also recently realized it’s been 6 years since I got 6 my stars. Last week the World Marathon Majors invited me to get in the Sidney Marathon “lottery” they have for those with 6 stars. That’s a long shot at this point, and the Majors seem like they’ve become a total money grab, but I will never say never.
What would you tell me over coffee? What race would you run if you got the chance?
I’m linking up with Darlene, Michelle, Renee, Jenn and Zenaida, for Fit Five Friday. Join us!
I’m 100% with you on the WMM “money grab” angle — it’s getting a bit absurd. I keep getting emails inviting me to these so-called “Age Group World Championships.” Last year it was Sydney, this year it’s New York. Every time I click the link, it turns out to be a wildly expensive travel package… with a marathon bib tacked on.
Next year’s location is still a mystery, but I’d put money on it being Cape Town — the soon-to-be-anointed new major. Which, I have to admit, would actually work out very well for me! 😄