What a great weekend!
Karen, Dennis and Jacob were wonderful support for a fabulous training run - what a way to get 20 hilly miles done (my first 20 mile run)!
This was a challenging training run - it was great to do it with friends in a beautiful location.
I loved Karen and Dennis' hospitality and even loved Karen's route choice (after I was done)! Running all of the hills gave me a lot of confidence for Austin!
(Photos are from Finish to Start - and I'm still struggling w/ matching the captions w/ the photos)
Here is our group photo - after the run and a wonderful lunch!
Front row - Hailey's tail
Seated - Melinda
Crouched - Lee (how did I do that after 20 miles?)
Left to Right - Jacob, Andrew, Emily, Jen, Karen & Dennis
Maintenance and recovery - some tired feet and shins
Emily, Me and Melinda - Cold but happy -we are done
Karen, Dennis and Jacob were wonderful support for a fabulous training run - what a way to get 20 hilly miles done (my first 20 mile run)!
This was a challenging training run - it was great to do it with friends in a beautiful location.
I loved Karen and Dennis' hospitality and even loved Karen's route choice (after I was done)! Running all of the hills gave me a lot of confidence for Austin!
(Photos are from Finish to Start - and I'm still struggling w/ matching the captions w/ the photos)
Here is our group photo - after the run and a wonderful lunch!
Front row - Hailey's tail
Seated - Melinda
Crouched - Lee (how did I do that after 20 miles?)
Left to Right - Jacob, Andrew, Emily, Jen, Karen & Dennis
Maintenance and recovery - some tired feet and shins
Emily, Me and Melinda - Cold but happy -we are done
Go Jen Go!
I'm not sure I was that happy at this point - but Jacob's encouragement must have lifted my spirits.
It must be easier to take photos of the "less fast" runners!
Jacob could only catch these two as they motored up another hill!
Jen, Karen & I at the bottom of the first 4 miles (w/ a conveniently placed car for extra water and food supplies)
Most of the photos above (photos w/o snow) are from the middle or second half of the run (depending on if you finished the third and final "flat" 3 mile leg or missed the turn and made the second leg longer by 3 miles trying to find your way back:).
The second leg was a great route - w/ views of the water and more gradual hills. None of the 20 miles was was flat - but most of the hills on the middle/second let were smaller than the HILLS from the first leg)
Jacob - along w/ providing encouragement and support - acted as paparazzi! I love how he can take an action photo series of us coming and going!
The photos (above and below) w/ snow are from the first leg. We started out with a HILLY 4 mile out and HILLY 4 mile back.
The morning started off - COLD and a little icy w/ snow on the trees and the side of the road - but luckily it wasn't snowing, sleeting, raining or frozen fog.
And just above freezing temps are easily tamed by HILLS! (who knew I'd be so warm - thanks Karen!)
Here is Jacob powering up the first hill on the way back - it was steeper than the photo shows.
Andrew - running, waving and shouting to me as he speeds by down the hill that I'm still going up!
Jen working on the first big hill - what a way to start a 20 mile run.
At the start - Dennis - ready to ride all those hills to watch over and encourage us
How official! A race banner to welcome us!
Emily and Melinda model their beverage of choice at our water/food/special needs stop/table
(Ok - it was the start and finish too) and it worked out great.
And here we are bundled up and ready!
Melinda is a morning person - looking so snazzy in her fabulous running hoody w/ the pony tail and thumb openings!
Andrew with his movie star/burgler look - ready to run
After a comfortable night's rest in Karen & Dennis's beach house - Jen is ready to go (can't you tell?)
The Start!
It must be easier to take photos of the "less fast" runners!
Jacob could only catch these two as they motored up another hill!
Jen, Karen & I at the bottom of the first 4 miles (w/ a conveniently placed car for extra water and food supplies)
Most of the photos above (photos w/o snow) are from the middle or second half of the run (depending on if you finished the third and final "flat" 3 mile leg or missed the turn and made the second leg longer by 3 miles trying to find your way back:).
The second leg was a great route - w/ views of the water and more gradual hills. None of the 20 miles was was flat - but most of the hills on the middle/second let were smaller than the HILLS from the first leg)
Jacob - along w/ providing encouragement and support - acted as paparazzi! I love how he can take an action photo series of us coming and going!
The photos (above and below) w/ snow are from the first leg. We started out with a HILLY 4 mile out and HILLY 4 mile back.
The morning started off - COLD and a little icy w/ snow on the trees and the side of the road - but luckily it wasn't snowing, sleeting, raining or frozen fog.
And just above freezing temps are easily tamed by HILLS! (who knew I'd be so warm - thanks Karen!)
Here is Jacob powering up the first hill on the way back - it was steeper than the photo shows.
Andrew - running, waving and shouting to me as he speeds by down the hill that I'm still going up!
Jen working on the first big hill - what a way to start a 20 mile run.
At the start - Dennis - ready to ride all those hills to watch over and encourage us
How official! A race banner to welcome us!
Emily and Melinda model their beverage of choice at our water/food/special needs stop/table
(Ok - it was the start and finish too) and it worked out great.
And here we are bundled up and ready!
Melinda is a morning person - looking so snazzy in her fabulous running hoody w/ the pony tail and thumb openings!
Andrew with his movie star/burgler look - ready to run
After a comfortable night's rest in Karen & Dennis's beach house - Jen is ready to go (can't you tell?)
The Start!
2 comments:
What a great weekend that was, I love the photo of you, Jen and Karin at the bottom of the hill at four miles. I'm amazed how happy you look knowing you have to go back up it.
These pictures are awesome! thanks karyn for an awesome ( although friggin hilly) 20 miler! ANd thanks to everyone else for the fabulous support!
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