Since I’m running in the GW Parkway Ten-Miler tomorrow morning, I decided to take advantage of an opportunity to walk eight miles with my friend Vel this morning. It is gorgeous out today! Cool and breezy, but gorgeous!
W&OD Trail
As soon as we started walking we met one of our Cruisers, Amanda, coming off the trail from her run with some other ladies. I hope I’m not jumping to conclusions here, but I think she’s two-timing on us! 🙂 Amanda is also part of a local Moms on the Go group, and today they were “Running for Boston.”
Moms on the Go
Moms on the Go is a running group made up of local moms who began running together in the fall of 2010. They started by training for a 5K, then a 10K, and then some went on to run half-marathons and marathons! Amanda is one of the moms in the group that has since completed a half-marathon and is registered for this fall’s Marine Corps Marathon!
While Vel and I were walking, we met Bill and Joseph running toward us. Bill ran ten miles, and Joseph ran 14. Did I mention last Saturday that Joseph ran 17 miles? That just makes my heart happy!
My two favorite Cruisers!
Yesterday I told you that I was making Chicken Parmesan for our Cruiser friend, Beth, and her husband Tom who were coming over for dinner. We had a great time listening to their stories about Beth running in the Paris Marathon two weeks ago. They wrote up a Paris Marathon recap that I’ll be posting next week. I can’t wait for you to virtually run the race with her!
Back to the Chicken Parmesan… I made a rookie blogging mistake! I forgot to take a picture of my plate before scarfing my food down! Fortunately, I took a picture of the Chicken Parm in the casserole dish before serving it.
Good news!!!! We have leftovers for tonight’s pre-race dinner!
Beth and Tom brought an apple, peach, and almond pie from Pie Gourmet. It was delicious!
Looks like they have national delivery available, so you’re in luck! 🙂
- Questions:
- Did you participate in a “Run for Boston” run today?
- Do any of my mom readers run with their local “Moms on the Go” group?
- Will you “Touch Your Heart” to honor Boston at the end of your next race?
I totally got caught! Since you are ALWAYS on the trail, I knew ‘running around’ with another group without getting caught was risky. 😉
You must love living on the edge! 🙂
Thanks for the yummy dinner Debbie! See you tomorrow at the race.
Looks like a gorgeous day! I cannot wait to read Beth’s Paris recap!! Although I have yet to run my first full, my husband and I dream of running a marathon in another country. We’ve talked about Paris, London, and Berlin. Maybe someday… That chicken parmesan looks ah-mazing!
Great job to Joseph on his 17 miles. Is he training for a marathon?
I ran a race today, and I wore my blue “Running for Boston” bracelet in support. I also put my hand over my heart as I crossed the finish line.
Can’t wait to read your race recap! I hope it went well. 🙂
Joseph and Julie are running in the Virginia Wine Country Half-Marathon with us on June 1. He doesn’t have a full in sight, but I’m pretty sure he wants to run one some day.
Love hearing about running groups. In the recent months I have gathered a few moms from a moms work out group (stroller strides) to run with me on Sunday mornings at a nearby trail. I love it! I love being active!
I think you made a good “life-choice” (though that’s a bit dramatic) when you didn’t worry about pictures and you just enjoyed your time with friends!!!
I’d love for you to send me the leftovers! 😉