I'm so glad I found this picture, because it's from 2001. I ran H2C in 1999 and 2000. Thank you, http://www.davidjamie.com/2001/hoodtocoast.html, from whom I stole this. (Wait! Did you first read Part 1 and Part 2?) I hobbled across the finish line at Hood-to-Coast, with the help of my co-worker, Doug, some 30 hours or so after we had started our journey. We stood, posing for pictures. We received finisher medals. Someone had rented a beach house, and I hobbled to the house for some … [Read more...]
So, You Wanna Be A Runner, Huh? (part 1)
It was probably January of 1999, when a co-worker friend asked if I’d join the Hood-to-Coast team my employer was sponsoring. What Nicole was really asking me to do was begin my love-hate relationship with running, but at the time, all I heard was “196 miles.” Uh, no. No. Not even gonna consider it, because I CAN’T RUN. In middle school we had to run a mile every Wednesday. I hated Wednesday. It was a cross country mile, not on a track, and we had to run that sucker rain or shine. My lungs … [Read more...]