Out of the blue on Friday, I received an e-mail from Rebecca at Running Becca saying she saw what town I lived in and was going to be staying here with some running friends. The people in this group were either running or doing course support for the JFK 50. She wanted to know if I'd like to meet up with her and this group for breakfast Sunday after JFK. Sounded like a great idea to me!
This turned out perfectly because I actually got to officially meet some local running people. I've been trying to figure out and contact different people in the area because I know there are groups that meet but I've never been successful at actually tracking anyone down before. Not sure why it took a runner from out of state to bring it all together, but thanks Rebecca!
Oh, and huge admiration for her and everyone else who completed JFK. Everyone looked and seemed to feel great on Sunday after the 50-miler. When I went out for my measly 5 mile run Saturday morning, all I could think about was everyone who was out the trails cranking through 50 miles! Maybe someday...
Bloggy connections at work!
ReplyDeleteGreat that you got to meet some local runners! Any meet-ups planned?
ReplyDeleteThat's so cool that you met some local runners! You'll have to let us know if you end up running w/ any of them!
ReplyDeleteAnd yah, 50 miles? Lots and lots of respect/admiration for people who can do that!
I hear ya... my running group has people who do 50k, 50 mile, and 100 mile races regularly. Ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteYay for new running buddies! One of my local mentors was up there for the JFK 50 also! Small world!
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine 50 miles either! Love bloggy meet ups! How fun :D
ReplyDeleteSO JEALOUS! I hope my first bloggy meet up happens soon. It would be great to meet face to face and geek-out on all the running talk.
ReplyDeleteYay for blogger meet ups!! Sounds like a lot of fun! :)
ReplyDeleteHow fun that you got to meet up! I've tried to meet fellow bloggers at a few races, and it hasn't worked yet!
ReplyDeleteIt's always nice to meet imaginary friends!
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ReplyDeleteI love when the blog world And your real life intermingle. sounds like a sweet connection. There is always room for more running friends.
ReplyDelete50 miles .... scary. Not sure if my body could hold up that far.
ReplyDeleteCool that you got hooked up with some local runners. I need to do the same here. Maybe in my next training plan.
Wow, 50 miles. So admirable.
ReplyDeleteIt is strange but great how people connect via internet. JFK 50 is on my bucketlist. Maybe someday for sure...:)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Very cool on meeting people to run with:) Someday I would love to try a 50 miler! Let's just say not anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteThis blogger world unites all. So glad you had the opportunity to meet a fellow blogger
ReplyDeleteThe JFK 50 really scares me. Yikes!!
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