To Run is Fun...

...or bike, hike...whatever gets you moving!

I have been thinking about the joy that running has brought into my life over the past 25 years.  I have been able to spend time with my wonderful brother Matt on long runs (well sort of, usually he is about 3 miles ahead), hike with my sister-n-law Tiffany and other dear friends, bike with an awesome group of haymarket women, run races in totally cool places (with cool people), become a better swimmer, more efficient biker, faster runner...mostly because it has been fun!

Now...it hasn't always been easy.

To become faster, you need to run faster.  To go farther, you need to stay on the road longer.  To keep up with a large group on steep hills, you have to be willing to climb.

Is this the year you plan on having some fun?!  If you take that first step (literally), you will grow in so many ways...and experience some serious joy.

Enjoy some of my running/hiking/biking experiences over the years!

 Riding with the Buttercups!

 More Buttercup fun (our motto: Suck it Up Buttercup!)

Accepting the win at a local 5k

 Boo and I after running Cherry Blossom 10 Miler!

 Ann and I at Boston

 Linda and I at Boston

 Stephanie and I at Nation's Marathon 2011

 Rob, Linda and I at Nation's Marathon 2010

Running my 5k PR 2010

Friends at Shamrock Half Marathon

 Training run at Burke Lake

Burke Lake Training run

 Hiking flattop in Anchorage

 Hiking across gorge in Alaska

 Crazy training run

 First (and only) bike race

Running my first Boston Marathon

 Matt and I after my first marathon

My shining moment when I found out a photographer used this photo for the 2009 Richmond Marathon brochure.

So my advice...start running (or doing something you love), you won't regret it!