Michelle Runs With It

  11.16.24 Historic Drawbridge Half Marathon My second pacing gig with  @beastpacing  and first half marathon distance pacing was PHENOMENAL! This low key, flat, beautiful and windy race attracts runners from all over the east coast. This year they introduced the marathon distance and I had the privilege of running with both half & full marathoners at the 2:30/5:00 pace, including  @vanessajkline  and another runner, Coop, who I met at  @fotm50k  a couple weeks ago. The beauty of pacing is that you get to experience a PR/PB all over again for others!! We shared stories, laughs, goals and I got to see them take off the last mile to accomplish what they set out to do!! Thank you to  @rev3tri  for a wonderful race and CONGRATS to all runners!!

11.3.24 Fire on the Mountain 50k ⛰️ Today began at 4am with a drive to Green Ridge State Forest for a run with friends. The 7am start aligned perfectly with the sunrise over a misty Potomac River. The course was challenging and had us rock scrambling along high ledges and holding on to tree roots for dear life. It was part terrifying, part beautiful and I loved every ankle-rolling, quad-burning, finger nail-clinging bit of it. Thank you Lori, Dylan,  @2lowerunco  and all of the amazing volunteers for a truly unforgettable adventure! And now a poem: An Ode to a Scathing Sound Love the leaves in the trees. Then they fall and crunch beneath my feet, And hide the roots and rocks that batter my knees, I hate you, leaves. Asking your friend if she’d do it again at the turnaround aka “The Oasis” is apparently like asking if you want another child halfway through childbirth 🤣 I’ll wait a couple days.