Sunday, March 14, 2010

We ran on!

Today was the first group run for my running moms group.

And it was awesome. Awesome.

There were 8 of us for this first run (5 others couldn't make it). Fellow running bloggers Suzy, Amanda and Darlene showed up and led a brand new mom (her baby is only 15 weeks old), Melissa, to a speedier run than she expected. Rock on, Melissa! I lead Bridget, Janis and Jen -- who are all beginner runners -- on a 2.25 mile run/walk. They did a super job! Everyone finished and I hope that everyone was proud of what they did. I know for certain that I am proud of them!

I was nervous on Saturday: The weather forecast for Sunday did not look good. Ninety percent chance of rain and NNE winds with gusts of 30-40 mph. Not ideal weather for the first run of a training session, especially for women who aren't used to running outside.

Someone must have been owed a favor from the weather gods because the stormy weather skipped us by. Yes, the wind was strong at times but we moms were stronger and we ran on!

Here we are post-run (but pre-Starbucks, which was a nice treat!):

Bridget, Janis, Jen, me, Darlene, Amanda, Melissa, Suzy

I already can't wait for our next group run. But first, I need to come up with a name. Every group needs a name, right? Ideas are welcome :-)

Have a great week, everyone!

~ Felice

29 comments:

Darlene said...

I had fun - so glad I came!!

Jocelyn said...

How fun that you all got together!! :D

Melissa said...

Thanks so much for organizing the group! Looking forward to the next run!

Anne said...

That's a great idea!! I'm sure amongst the group of you, you'll come up with a great name :)
...and I can't wait to know what it is.

MCM Mama said...

No idea for a name, but glad the weather turned out ok and that you got to have a nice group run!

ajh said...

Jealous! Looks like a lot of fun! Glad the weather worked out for you!

Momma Twitch said...

That's cool that you have a running group full of mommas! You could all get matching Bondibands and call your self the Mother Runners. :)

Jen Feeny said...

Love it! Great job ladies! That's the way to end the weekend!

justme said...

motherrunners ?

sounds like such fun !!

Christina said...

Looks like a good running group you have there!

Unknown said...

How fun! I just read about this run on another blog too, way to go Felice...spreading the good cheer and fun!

saundra said...

I think it's awesome that you conceived and executed this group!!! Great job on the inaugural run and best wishes for the future.

Marlene said...

So glad your first group run was a success! Way to go, Moms!

joyRuN said...

Congrats on a successful first group run!

Good thing you guys didn't get blown away with the winds :)

Suzy said...

Great idea to get everyone together! It was a lot of fun. Sorry though - I'm no good at naming groups.

misszippy said...

Awesome. Glad you found each other and could enjoy a run together.

Pining for Pinterest said...

Love that you had a running group meet up!!! What fun :-)

Diana said...

So great that you are doing this! What a great experience :)

Amy said...

Yay! Way to go on a successful first group run!

X-Country2 said...

A running mom's group?! That sounds awesome. I wish we had one of those around here. Perhaps I should start one...

Anonymous said...

I so love this!! Love the photo too!

Abby said...

Sounds like you've put together a great group - glad to hear the first outing was a success!

I Run for Fun said...

That sounds and looks like a fun group. Glad you had a fun and dry run.

Lindsay said...

not creative... but "moms on the run"?

glad your meet up and run/walk/activity went well!

J said...

You all look great! Glad the group worked out so well!!

Katie said...

What a fun group! I'm glad the weather held off for you :)

Nile said...

Sounds like a lot of fun. I am looking for hopefully getting into a gym group of mommies where we go to the local rec center. Or even do a walking group. Might have to do a little posting around the area and see if anyone is interest.

A very good idea and you all look happy!

By the way, I work as a virtual assistant of The Healthy Moms ( http://www.thehealthymoms.net ), the site is fairly new and I thought I would drop by some mom and health related sites to spread the word.

Denise said...

nice turnout! i'm glad it was such a great time!!

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