Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Race weekend

This weekend is the Columbus Marathon.  I'm getting really excited.  I'll be coaching the race instead of racing which means I could do anywhere from 13 to 20 miles.  I basically start with my fastest walkers and then start dropping back to pick up some others.  Eventually I end up cutting the course (as a coach, we are allowed and we aren't wearing timing chips), usually through an alley or side street, in order to catch back up with the faster group.  Rinse and repeat over and over until your last participant crosses the finish line.

With race weekend coming up though, its a little bittersweet.  It means it is the end of another training season with Team in Training.  This team has been training since May.  I have a couple participants who had never walked a mile before and this weekend they will complete their first 1/2 marathon.  It's like sending a kid to kindergarten.  You teach them all you can, hope they are ready and send them off into the world with their name taped to their shirt.  :)

Best wishes to everyone racing in Columbus (and anywhere else!).  Also, congrats to everyone who completed the Nike Women's Marathon benefiting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.  Our chapter had an AMAZING team finish that race in San Francisco last weekend.  So proud of all of them!!
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5 comments:

  1. NullOctober 17, 2012 at 12:52 PM

    Have fun Amber! It's really impressive how you continue to coach for TnT season after season.

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  2. Meg BrownOctober 17, 2012 at 1:51 PM

    You're awesome Amber!! We wouldn't get past that first mile in May if it wasn't for coaches like you! GO TEAM!

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  3. MichaelOctober 17, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    Awesome! Sounds like a great weekend. I'm manning a water table at our local marathon this weekend. It always feels good to give back too!!

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  4. Coy MartinezOctober 18, 2012 at 1:49 PM

    That sounds like a pretty neat time getting to help everyone during a race! I would love to do that! TNT is an awesome organization!

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  5. BetsyOctober 18, 2012 at 5:01 PM

    I started Nike Women's with my name taped to my shirt. And by mile 3 Betsy was Bet and then I was et so I just tore the whole thing off and ran nameless. Foam stick on letters didn't stand up to the misty SF weather I guess. Go Team! have a great day!

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