Today is the Official "A Team" Kickoff Party for the Nike Women's Marathon! The "A Team" stands for Aiden Bryan (8 years old) and Ashley Barth (5 years old) who both had ALL (Leukemia). Both of their Moms (Jennifer and Tia) are on the A Team as well as a cluster of other running friends; including Andie & Paige Knudsen. This will be Paige's 1st full marathon! She's run several half marathons (in Hawaii, Italy, etc,). Andie ran the full marathon 2 years ago. I am probably that oldest runner on the team (no, wait I guess Anita Schiller has me beat for that title - but not by much) and Paige is our youngest team member. The 2 Amy's (Meier & Touchet) both had babies (Ian & Noah) is the past year; but that won't keep them from running too!
The race isn't until October 18th but we all need to kick in the training; thus a Kickoff Party to get us officially started! Swimming, BBQ, and sharing training tips...should be a fun event!
I once read the following quote regarding Race Strategy from a wise running coach: "I tell runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart."
And with that good advice: Let the training begin!
