Thursday, June 10, 2010

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end ...

Tonight is our end-of-clinic party for the winter/spring session. It doesn't get much better than a bunch of marathoners sharing memories over some good food. It's been a great few months with some memorable training runs and many PR's and BQ's along the way. There are several regulars, like myself, who join back-to-back(-to-back) clinics, but there are always some new faces as well. Even having just met a few short months ago, it feels like we've known each other much longer after sharing so many miles together.

We get to start the fun all over again next week when we kick off the summer session on Thursday.

We ran a really enjoyable 11K at run club last night, and I wore my CEP Compression calf sleeves for the first time. Full review next week!

Many of us are also getting together this Sunday for a long run followed by pool party. The group is running about 20K so I'll be adding on some extra before hand to squeeze in one final long run before Seattle. It's supposed to be a hot and humid day, so I'm sure I'll be thinking about jumping into that pool for the duration of the run!


Happy Thursday (almost Friday!)

32 comments:

Sarah said...

Have fun tonight and Sunday! You've all earned it!

Laura said...

Have fun! My clinic starts next week and I cannot wait. Finally some structure in my life.

Anonymous said...

This group really knows how to have a good time! LR + Pool party?! I might come up to Canada to join that one... ;) heh.

Interested to hear your review ont he compression sleeves! We saw a LOT of them at the Trail race/Ultra last weekend...I'm curious.. :)

Teamarcia said...

Your clinics sound super fun! Have fun and stay cool in the pool!

RunToTheFinish said...

super fun to have a group to just talk about runinng and relive those great moments!!

Emz said...

love the blog title - awesome. :)

The clinic sounds wonderful!!!

J said...

Enjoy your little party tonight! Sounds like so much fun! I really want to join a running club! Or at least get my friends to have less hectic schedules so we can run together!

Unknown said...

Your party sounds awesome. I love, love, love our end of season parties! So much so I want to have them all the time! :)

Mel -Tall Mom on the Run said...

We have our group reunion on Tuesday next week and I cant wait!!

Anonymous said...

Enjoy your pool party! Sounds like a great idea after a run! And yay for another clinic! :)

misszippy said...

Sounds like a great time! You are so close to the big day--woohoo!

Boris T said...

Sounds like a great time! Have fun!

Julie D. said...

what a cool group to be a part of!! Enjoy your run on sunday!

Aron said...

i love being a part of a running group!!! there is something about running that makes you bond so fast with people <3

MCM Mama said...

Sounds like a cool group!

Nicole said...

Love the title of this post... good song too!! :) have fun sunday and happppy weekending!

Nicole said...

ps. i just realized my 1/2 pr is 1:47:10 & my marathon pr is 3:58:29!!! we are SO close to eachothers prs! I LOVE IT!

Jamie said...

That is so great you all get together afterwards! Have fun!

Heidi said...

Enjoy! I sure wish I was able to join in a running group. Sounds like a ton of fun. Ahhh, maybe in a few years. :)

Kerrie said...

I am sooooooo excited to meet you!!!!

Also, looking forward to the calf compression review. I was just wondering about those...

TNTcoach Ken said...

Aha! So you do it all for the party!!!!!! Have a great time.

Denise said...

at least there's another session right around the corner to look forward to! have fun tonight.

Jess said...

Did you get that title from the song "Closing Time"? Just curious.

Glad you enjoy your running club so much and stick with it season-to-season. I've never found a group or club that was all that satisfying. Maybe I need to come to Canada?

Unknown said...

The running and pool party sound like so much fun! I didn't realize you were doing back to back marathons, this is going to be an exciting month for you!

ajh said...

Your running group sounds like a lot of fun. I think you said at this time of year you wished you were a teacher. Did you mean summer because right now the kids are nuts and I don't like being a teacher! That is said Half jokingly!

Alice said...

Looking forward to your review. I'm shopping around for some compression socks/sleeves and CEP was one of the ones on the list. I so miss my clinic. Makes me want to sign up for another :)

dawn @ running the dawn said...

I've loved reading about your time with your running group. I've been thinking about finding a club or something in my area to train with. Any suggestions about where to start looking for one?

Heather said...

Enjoy the long run and the pool party - fun!

Steel Springs said...

Sounds fun! The pool party post-run also sounds wonderful.

Amy said...

I'm jealous of your running group! They are tough to find in a small town :P

Unknown said...

pool party!!! woot!

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