I got a running start at BlogHer ’11 with the Together Counts 5k. Sporting my fabulous pink shoelaces provided by Fit Approach, I made my way around the course, which looped out and back around the marina behind the host hotel, the Marriott Marquis & Marina. The toughest thing about this run was dragging myself out of bed for the 6:30 am start. This was probably especially true for those who hit the BlogHer parites the night before. There was no official clock, no mile markers, no water stations. There were, however, a bunch of ladies more interested in making personal connections than setting personal records.
I was happy to run into some of my favorite fitness bloggers like the Savvy Sassy Moms and Renee J. Ross who I ran with at the Disney’s Princess Half Marathon earlier this year.
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| Renee, my Disney Princess 1/2 marathon buddy. |
But it was running into Dimity and Sarah, authors of the book Run Like A Mother![]()
and the blog Another Mother Runner, that really got me going. I’ve read their book, blogs and articles so I knew that they were tall, but I was still a little surprised when I met them IRL at how tall they really were. But hey, when you’re leading an army of “mother runners” it’s good to be visible.
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| Running like a mother with Dimity (3rd from lt), Sarah (next to me in pink tank) and Team Sparkle. |
After finishing the run, conquering yet another destination in my quest to run the world, I picked up my race swag, my running loot, my 5k booty – you know, stuff.
Together Counts t-shirts and water bottles for everyone! Yay!
