2014 – A Year of Running!

WELCOME TO OUR BLOG!  The Running Green Gals are starting an adventure in 2014!  We decided that with our 2014 New Years Resolution of running a 5k every month, that we would also blog about it!  It is just one more thing that I can do with my favorite 2 teenagers – and hopefully we will continue the entire year!   Hannah & Kayla have been involved in the “Girls On The run” program since they were 9 years old.  They have ran in over 20 5k races and really appreciate and enjoy the sport.  My hope is to pass along just a fraction of my love of running and fitness to them!

We are starting out with COMMITMENT DAY in downtown St. Louis for our first race!  I never thought I would run a race on New Years Day – but at least it doesn’t start until 10 AM!  http://www.commitmentday.com/st-louis/event-info/#description

This past Christmas was a great one!  After running and racing a lot this past year and qualifying for Boston (YAY – still excited about that one), I got a lot of great running gifts!  Everything from cold weather gear and running in the dark gear, to a medal holder for my garage and a daily running calendar with inspirational quotes.  In each of our Christmas celebrations, there was a definite theme and it made me realize just how much running is a part of my life and a huge part of who I am as a person.  I am excited to share this journey with my girls and see where it will take us!

Take a look around our blog!  We have our favorite running tunes, a little bit about us as well as blogs we follow, photos and our upcoming races!  I am the first to admit I am not a writer – you will find A LOT of run on sentences, misspellings, and more!  I read a bunch of running blogs and my favorite ones are the ones who write what they think and don’t pay too much attention to grammar (though I will try :)!  Thanks for reading and we welcome 2014!!!