Until recently, I didn’t know that St. Louis had a marathon. I found out about it when I signed up for the Go! St. Louis 5K. The 5K was one of the first events in an entire weekend of family activities, fun runs and competitive runs.
Having not had much to look forward to on the weekends since moving back to Missouri, I was really excited for the run. When Go! St. Louis lost my registration information the day before the race, I was frustrated and disappointed.
A coworker who had registered and decided not to run offered me her number. Though I thanked her more than once, she has no idea how much it meant to me that she let me run in her place.
On Saturday morning, I ran the race in just over thirty minutes, pleased that I was able to run 3.1 miles without stopping.
On Sunday, there was both a half and a full marathon, and God love ‘em, those runners pulled it off on a cool, rainy spring Missouri day. It was exciting to be part of the Go! St. Louis weekend. For the first time since moving back to the area, I felt like I was part of a community.
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April 23, 2009 at 4:53 am
Patti J.
You rock! Can’t wait for you to run again so I can watch and cheer! Lol – you sure had brat dog confused tonight! tee hee! G’night!
June 6, 2009 at 9:59 am
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