With marathon season quickly approaching, V Voyage and I hosted a friendly 21 mile race. We made t-shirts, race bibs, water points, the whole 9 yards (36k m, rather). We had 13 runners show up and 8 support! We had 3 people biking the trail helping to motivate the runners and help ensure safety. The water points were every 4 miles (ish). It was a 10.5 mile turn around. We had most of the group turn around at the first water point (to make it an 8.5 mile run) and 3 stop and the water point after the turn around to make it a half marathon. We had 3 finishers for the whole 21.2 miles... Me, my boo, and Bree.
I was overwhelmed by the turnout and the support. We raised over $250! There wasn't any profit as we speant money to make the tshirts and stock the water points, but I really thought I'd have to eat that cost. It was incredible. Never, in two decades, would I have thought I would find people just as crazy as me to get up at 0500 on a Saturday morning of a 3 day weekend to go run 21 miles!
It's a real humbling experience to host something like that and have people turn out. I have a feeling this won't be my last!
"I don't run because I love the feeling of running, I run because I love the feeling of living" ~ Bonnie Pfiester
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