Randomness on a Saturday
I have a whole lot of running new to share with you. First and foremost, yesterday was a big race day for me (and a lot of people I know). Yesterday, at 7 am, the Beach to Beacon 10k registration opened, and then closed 4:58 later. Not 4 hours and 58 minutes, 4 minutes and 58 seconds later. Craziness. How many people exactly registered for this race in record time? 4,000 people! And I'm in! Ward is too. And many more of my friends got in too. It was so much fun to watch facebook light up yesterday with many of my friends proclaiming their acceptance into this race! Now, why on earth is this race so exciting? There are a multitude of reasons. For me, #1: the brains and organizer behind this race is Joan Benoit Samuelson. My idol. #2: the race takes place in a beautiful coastal town in Southern Maine - Cape Elizabeth and ends at my mom's most favorite lighthouse. It's always emotional for me to enter the g...