Tempo Run

I had every intention of having my butt on the the line at 6:00 am. (Notice I was too chicken to even think of putting my toe on the line!) I am curious to see what the TRF is all about. However, this nasty chest cold I have prevents me from leaving the house. From the previous posts it sounds like a pretty intense training event. (I am beginning to feel I am out of my league to even consider giving this a try). Please fill me in on how it went this morning :)

Kathleen's Dumb Brain

I would like to honor Kathleen's three years of health and recovery by planning a 3 mile run on Monday, June 4th at 5:45 from Courts Plus. We celebrate birthdays as a group....and I feel pretty passionate about celebrating Kathleen's life and reflecting on how she's impacted us in our years of knowing her. All our lives are too short. Often times when I am running...and struggling on the run, I muster out the final 3 miles by focusing on "I am Three." Some of you might know it as "JOY." Jesus, Others, Yourself; and I give one mile to each. Though she can't be there, let's celebrate Kathleen...and our own health...and our recoveries as well.

My dumb brain...

Hi WHORS. Please say a little prayer for us next week. Monday, the 4th, Drew and I are going to Minneapolis for my 3 year post-surgery, check-up (WOW! It's been 3 years!!). It's just an overnight trip. Obviously, we assume everything is fine(especially after running 3 marathons since surgery!), but it seems it's still necessary for me to get a cerebral angio-gram every couple of years, indefinitely. Other than finding a few screws loose, we expect the aneurysm to be stable...unless I knocked something out of place when Kim & Diane tripped me at mile one (tee hee)!!

Anyway, as much as I joke, it is still sobering to think of what could have been. Clearly, I have a guardian angel (my brother, Danny!!), and feel blessed, beyond anything I could describe.

The angios are never fun, and require a few days of recovery (both emotionally and physically), but I plan to be at the Red River Runners picnic with the kids in tow (Drew will be in D.C.) on Thursday.

Your prayers are welcome, comforting and very much appreciated!

Thank you, Friends!
Kathleen

Great River Relay Last Call

I am planning on doing a fall marathon....and Beardsley's....but would really, really like to try get a group of women together to run the Great River Relay. I know I posted before and got some response from some.....if we are going to really do this, it's time to commit and know who is in for the relay. Email me with questions.... tell me what you need to know.
The relay is August 24 and 25th.
We need 12 women.
Each participant pays about $80
Each participant runs a total of 3 legs during the relay. The race is 24 consecutive hours...so some legs are run through the night.
Legs vary in distance between 3 and 8 miles.
We need 2 vehicles to transport runners
We could use 1 person as the support crew (biking, driving, etc)
If we can't do it with all women, I would be open to including pimps.

PLEASE let me know if you are 99-100% sure you want to run the relay. You can email me at lswedberg@anycollege.com or just respond here on the blog.

Disclaimer: I, Leah Swedberg, promise to leave my competitive nature at home and make this an extraordinarily FUN, good natured, TEAM event that will add to the list of unique life expereiences for all participants!

Got the Runs on Saturday Morning????

Hi Girls!!!!
Just wanted to let you know that I am going to try to organize a 7 am Saturday run from Zorbaz on Pelican Lake. I would like it to be a regular thing that people could just show up for. I am not sure how many of you are "lake people" but I think the hills out there will do us all some good---yeah, good--or something like that!!! Many people will be training for fall marathons and the Beardsley half, so it will be a good way to get in some hilly miles in preparation.

And, of course, coffee, cold beverages and lounge chairs will be available at the Dees cabin for a little post run R&R!!! We are less than a half mile from Zorbaz.

Let me know if this is something that you would be interested in.

For those of you that don't know where the heck Pelican lake is--it is an easy 35 minute drive from Fargo--more directions to follow.

June Birthdays

I love our tradition of running with friend's on their birthday. I'm sorry I'm going to be gone so much in June I'm missing out! Here are the June birthdays I know of:

SugarMomma (Candace)- June 4th turning 27
SweetSpot (Sheri)- June 15th turning THE BIG 4-0!!!!
Special K (Kathleen) June 25th turning 37

I don't know some bithdays- Tracy, Sue, Jen Q. so if yourS is coming up, please let us know so we can start your day right-with a run. You choose time, place, pace and distance!