Spring Has Sprung

On March 11, Laura and I ran the Redmond Watershed half marathon.  NW Trails was the organization that put on this event.  As always, there were great volunteers working and cheering along the course.  Laura and I had a surprise when we arrived to the start line; Angie Brown was there to wish us good luck.  She found a few key spots along the trail to give us cheers of encouragement.  It is always great to see familiar face during a run.  Next along the route we found Dave and Alex.  They were there to cheer us on to the finish line.  Hugs!

The Redmond Watershed trails are considered to be fast as far as trail running goes.  And thanks to Laura stress running (and a few “kills”) we managed to finish in less than 2 hours!  We came in at 1:58, placing 3/4 out of the females that ran the half marathon.  Whoo hoo!  What a confidence booster.   Instead of a medal, we were each handed two cartons of chocolate milk from our friends Megan Weed and Jeff Johnson.  (Shout out to McKenzie and Griffin too - Thanks kids for braving the boring race and cold to say hi!)  I will that over a medal any day.  (And Walkers Shortbread with Nutella spread on top.)

Friday, March 16^th, Laura and I knocked out 14 miles around my hood.  We ran from my house in Kirkland, up to Woodinville to hit a little bit of the Tolt Pipeline, connected with the Lake Sammamish trail into Redmond and followed Willows road back to my house.  Saturday we took a break from running so Laura could celebrate her favorite holiday.  Sunday, I was left to run solo as Laura hit Deception Pass for a run.  I was lacking motivation.  I resolved the issue by going with the family to the Newcastle YMCA and running home.  Thank you to Newcastle, Bellevue and Kirkland for the 14 miles of gradual uphill.  Nano, I can't forget about you and your rocking playlist you supplied me with.

This weekend Laura and I will cover some new ground.  Friday we will put our miles on in Discovery Park.  We have run a few routes that have included Discovery Park, but not all of our miles have started and finished there.  I am sure we will find a new trail or two.  Saturday we will be in Bellingham to run on Chuckanut Mountain.  I am sure it will bring exciting new challenges and rewards.

Fundraising – we are still trucking along.  We hope to raise another $1000 in the next 5 weeks.  Please stay tuned for our next event.  If you can’t wait to hear about our next event, don’t worry!  You can still make a donation.  Check out the donation button to your right à it’s waiting for you to click on it :)

Thanks for all your support!  ~Tamaria & Laura