LCHS Diamond Dash 5K

 

As a mom we tend to do all sorts of things for our children with that said a friend at work asked if I could help her out with her daughters softball team.  She knows that my daughter runs and has friends that also run so when she asked me to give out fliers for the Diamond Dash 5K of course I said I would.

Here's the catch though, she also explained before giving them to me that for every entry her daughter would receive a portion towards her uniform!

 'Nuff said!!

I was on it!

I have been a single parent before and know how difficult it can be so I took this as a personal challenge. After emails, face book, and handing out the fliers at prior races not only did the runners come through we fudged (only a little) and helped out a couple other Diamond Dash girls get a huge discount on their uniform as well!

Enjoy the pics!!



 

silly girl!

 

at the start listening to how the course went

didn't know what their names were but soon after became some of my 'runner kids' (Hi David and Kelly)

#54 is my Deanna from Sommerset, Ky~#96 is Charlene Dodson (sorry #69 not sure who you are)

here are a couple of my 'boys' David is in the dark blue and Michael in the lighter also Deanna's hubby!

not sure why she's smiling I guess it's because I got her into this and it's not even part of a series~~Love you Too!!

Bobbie, Deanna and Charlene' arm after the race

David and Rhonda Anderson

Deanna and Michael Lee

more medals, Charlene, Russell and my Baby!

As we go along with more posts there will be different people to see. I have been going to as many races as I can and am known as Bobbie' mom (which is fine with me).


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Catch-up post #2

My baby girl before the race

     Heart & Sole 5K in a neighboring town of Lexington. After bathroom breaks and waiting for the race to start like all runners do we were all milling around and everyone talks to everyone else, They are like one Huge Happy Family! Whether they know you or not they talk and support each other. My young'un is no different. 

     Next thing I know we are in a conversation with this man (Hi Louis) that seems to have a little bit of nervous energy. He's talking with another man about times, speed, how cold it is (it's February by the way) and how all he want to do is just finish. And then it begins, he and Bobbie are discussing running and training, getting advice and whatever else. Then we are exchanging email and face book info. Whew!  



Bobbie and Louis Cornelius before the race he's so funny.

And she's off!

Man'o'Man it was cold!!
And where am I?
Oh yeah I'm out there as well!
Ear muffs, scarf, gloves, 2 layers on the bottom, 3 layers on top and Camera Ready!!



Missed Louis at the start but here he is coming through strong!!

I'm cold just looking at her!

 

     So there it is race #2 and as always it was a lot of fun!! Louis also friended 'MOI' as well on face book and takes the time to comment on some of the photos that I happen to post.

     One of my other 'runner kids' changed job locations near where Louis lives I don't know that they have actually had time to connect but I'm sure their paths will cross, they're runners after all, one Huge Happy Family!!

 

 

 

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as promised~playing catchup

Bobbie with 2B step-dad



Ended up with a deceit crowd!

 

Ahhh there's another of my runner kids-Hi David Anderson (with the blue shorts and orange hat)

and little miss Rhonda (in the black) with Ashley (in blue shorts silly girl not even capris)

1st in her age group!! My Baby!

 

     1st up 'KSD 5K Fun Run' February 2012...this right FEBRUARY!! And though it's not snowing, it had been raining and was still misting rain before and during the race. Yea that's right rain and cold!! But as mom of a runner there I am!

    

      I orginally started out dog sitting for one of the runners but when the race was getting ready to start I asked my H2B (husband 2 be) to hold the leash as I wanted to snap a few of the beginning, no problem right? He's with me and Bobbie, everyone has seen us right?

    

     Nope the dog thing didn't happen she got really excited with all the runners and then her master went by as well-not a good thing. So she ended up with one of the walkers who is also their friend.

 

     H2B even stayed awhile for the awards then went home to thaw out-such a trouper he is-That's it for this post the season had started once again!!

 



 



 

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This time with more purpose and (wait for it) planning!!!

Good God, time has come and gone and Life has continued to move at warp speed!! Between work, relationship, trying to take of houses and the runner daughter it's been hectic to say the least. But guess what, so is everyone else and they have/make time to read others blogs. What will make the balance of the year and the coming year different,?, glad you asked. I'm excited about a meeting I had this past week with Andrew from Danville Bike and Footwear. He will be putting my runner pics with the race results from the 2012 race series!! And he had suggested that I/we do a blog of some kind. Um what?? Me?? O~M~G I'm so excited!
With that said here's what's going to happen...There will be updated posts in which I will choose a picture or a few pictures from the 2012 race season and make some comments to go along with the race. Now most people don't remember from one month to the next where they were let alone what they were doing, I though can remember at least something from all of the races due to my own 'runner daughter' Bobbie competing in them and I was there to document the race with pictures. This will catch up the races from this year and then we can start a fresh running season in 2013.

Wow! 2013 is just right around the corner - like in 44 days!

This time with more purpose and planning I hope to get a few followers and look forward to getting comments from the posts I make.


'a runners mom' just a part of who I am!

My silly girl!!

pre-plan meeting for the Bourbon Chase Race

And so it begins....!!

Better late than never...

Last Christmas the daughter of a friend of my daughter's (everyone get that??) ask Bobbie to participate in a 5K race benefiting (I think) 'KUNA'. Well of course with it being a new area and to help out the kids she went. Sheri also ran in order to get part of their training miles in. Below is what the shirts looked like...too cute with ole Abe on the tread mill don't you think?? Some of the kids wore costumes, why I don't know but it was cute watching them. The girl with the purple poodle skirt 'rolled' in on roller skates...said she got her outfit from her mom...hmmmmm!

The race went well for the runner girls though they both said it was a bit tough..hills and such-And it didn't seem like no time that they were finished...well duhhh! Both the girls finished in around 26 minutes...Sheri got first in her age group--you go girl!!

Here's Paige with Bobbie...oh yeah my 'kid' is kind'a short !?! Not really that short - Paige has a tall daddy. Paige makes me feel my age some what- I remember her when she and the oldest grand daughter was in diapers!!

And of course let's not forget the support group/fan club section. It's rare that I get pics with the girls..normally I'm taking the pics!

All in all it was a good time and this will most likely be a re-occurring race from now on. The girls still needed to get in the balance of their training miles so the plan was to head back home and drop the runners off in a neighboring town. Now anyone who knows me N~E~V~E~R in a million years would have thought I would be 'putting' my daughter out on the side of the road...! And to make matters even more hilarious the looks we got from people driving by...

So there it is in a nut shell and I'm still the mom--loving the adventures to come.....

1st race of the year - many, many more to come...

Today's race was at Lexington listed as the Heart and Sole 5K..as this is the first race of the season it will set the tone for the rest of the year...only to a point though. Bobbie and Sheri have been training for their up coming 26.2 which include 'scheduled' runs outside or on the dreadmill (?)..this term is too funny! I'm sure the rest of the girls have kept up with as much running as they could also.

Here is the traditional before pic - left to right in the back is Angie Bechtel, Katrina Alexander, and Sheri Satterly in front left to right is my daughter Bobbie Perkins and the newest addition 'runner daughter' Melinda Wofford.

Getting the bib numbers with potty time, last warm up in the truck it was time to head for the start line. Me bundling up as much as I could..more prepared this year than last..tights under jeans, T-shirt under sweat shirt under winter (long coat), ear muffs, scarf, gloves yeah baby!! TOASTY!! Kisses - Love you's - Be carefuls and Good Luck to everyone..,not sure what the newbie runner girl thought 'bout all the ritual but being that I didn't give her a choice or the chance to get away from me, Melinda sweetie your part of the group now so go with it - I'm not stopping the tradition..here are line up pics of the girls. Can you tell it was cold !?! Sheri ended up getting 3rd in her age group, Katrina won a door prize (T-shirt, hey better than nothing-we'll take it). Bobbie ran 3 minutes faster than last year at this same race, which she was really pleased with.

Afterwards it was off to eat..., of course!! Today since we were closer to a Denny's that is where we ended up at...still good, but not Cracker Barrel. Home again with everyone winding down waiting for showers and much deserved naps.

And so it begins - my runner daughters and racing....but that's OK with me 'cause I'm 'arunnersmom' and that's what I do!!

The (5) Season's - Spring,Summer,Fall,Winter, Race Season !!

That's right the fifth season for me begins today...in just a few the girls will be picking me up and we are heading for the first race of the "season". Temps as of now are in the low 30's so I'm hoping by the time the race begins they will be in the high 30's. Re-cap and pic later today!!

My Crazy Girl...

Soooo.. my 5K, half-marathon, rain, thunder storm, gale force wind, snow, ice, heat stroke temps, runner daughter (in the blue) is now competing in virtual races ?!? WTH...like where did this competitiveness come from?? As she N*E*V*E*R participated in any extra curricular activities when she was in school...this is a side of her that only has come out since 2009 (she and her co-workers competed in a 5K race during a local festival)...and started running the following weekend!!!
Now granted she has made a lot of friends while running and one of my 'runner daughters' Sheri (in the white) has become one of her Bestie's - though there's some peer pressure-hence the virtual runs (who does that?).
As a child I was fortunate that she had-chose?-really good friends to be in her life as well as allowing me to be a part of theirs..being the 'cool' mom, the one that they could and would come too when ever they needed to, and now in her adult life she still has a group of Bestie's that any Mother would be proud of having in their life - again - the ladies have included me in their lives being witness to goals met, children's accomplishments, work, husbands....well just life in general.
So virtual or not my 5K,half-marathon, rain, thunder storm, gale force wind, snow, ice heat stroke temps runner daughter(s)are the best daughters any 'runnersmom' could have.!

Oh yeah guess who is the cheerleader, picture taking historian all the while there is a 5K,half-marathon, rain, thunder storm, gale force wind, snow,ice, and heat stroke temps...that's right 'arunnersmom'!!