This is where it all began……
For some unknown reason back in my mid-40’s I figured I had better run a 5K before I hit 45 years old. After crossing that finish line, I’ve kept on going.
Nervous, excited, ecstatic all explain how I felt that morning. I remember part of the warm up was Pharrell Williams song “Happy”. I will always smile when I hear that song.
Bull Moon Run July 2014 – Durham My third run was in my hometown. Also my first night race, and my first race with Team Mimosa folks. By this time I was hooked & knew this was something I wanted to do for a long, long time.
Town of Farmville 5K May 2016 – Farmville This is about the time we figured out the county thing. Pitt was one of the first races done with the notion of ticking off a county.Easy day to drive over, run, explore and be home in time for supperCute town, and of course the home of…
Autism Society 5K September 2014 – Greensboro Guilford county was #5. We still didn’t know we were doing counties. We did know it was a good excuse to play tourist in Greensboro. Along with a beautiful race through the UNCG campus we spent the day visiting Guilford Courthouse Revolutionary War site and the Civil Rights…
Super Hero 5K September 2015 – Ashville Holy Hilly Batman! ⛰️I knew we were in the mountains, but wow. Even with the hills I managed to place in my age group & got a lovely beer glass.The weekend was a lot of fun & I was much happier to be driving and walking around downtown…
Shamrock Shuffle 5K March 2026 – Lillington Day trip to Lillington for the Shamrock Shuffle and my first 5K of the season. Great weather, slightly cloudy and 59 degrees at race start. Quiet race through residential neighborhoods. Not a lot of people out nor much traffic that morning. One home did have an unofficial water…
Cat’s Cradle 10K June 2018 – Morganton 53 days after my surgery I finished this 10K. It was slow and it sometimes hurt, but I got it done. Having been on rest for several weeks, I realized how much I really enjoyed running. Felt good to get this under my belt and know that I…