This summer has been very rejuvenating for me. I have found
my love for running again, spent more time serving at RunningWorks
than ever before and witnessed our high school cross-country athletes
at Charlotte Country Day School put in more miles and training than any summer
season prior to now.
Time is such a gift. Normally, I would be fine-tuning training in order to prepare for some of the outdoor season’s most pivotal
races. However, my outward focus this summer has helped me fuel my inward joy
for running once again. I have been training, building miles, adding workouts,
weightlifting, meeting folks for runs, sleeping better, eating healthier and
feeling energized since the beginning of June. National Running Day on June 1st was
a real spark for me, and as daunting as starting from Ground Zero at any task
in life can be—I am grateful I was able to find myself and my running again in these last
eight weeks.
School is about to begin anew in the Fall, and I am happy to
announce a partnership that will allow me to become a teacher once again at an institution I love and respect exponentially. The Palmetto School, where I once taught, has allowed RunningWorks to take over their
Physical Education program this upcoming school year. RW will be on campus two
days a week working with a K-2nd grade class and a 3rd-8th
grade class each time we meet. Being a P.E. teacher was how I started my
teaching career, and I cannot thank Dr. Wilson and his staff for allowing
myself and the RW Team to come on board and be a part of this family once
again in a different way than our prior involvement.
The Charlotte Country Day School Cross-Country team has been
practicing for the last seven weeks in an unofficial capacity. I have enjoyed
being a part of our five practices each week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday runs
and Tuesday, Thursday weightlifting sessions. Our team has been traveling, attending
camps and working various summer jobs, but I am thankful for those athletes who
have come out and put “money in the bank” for our upcoming cross-country
season. We leave for our inaugural team camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains this coming Friday followed by official team practices beginning on Monday, August 1st; and, our first race is on Saturday, August 20th with a 2-mile preview event at Myers Park High School.
Personally, I don’t have any races on tap these next few
months, but will definitely be running some local races this Fall here in the
Charlotte, North Carolina, area that I will announce very soon. I am excited to begin
working with my coaches in an organized capacity in the very near future and I am
elated that my body is responding to the training I have been able to complete
and be consistent with these last two months.
Thank you all for your patience. I haven’t given you much to
cheer about athletically this last year; however, I hope you have kept abreast of the many success stories in the Charlotte community that are
worth more applause than anything I could accomplish on the track.
I would like to thank my sponsors for their consistent support encouraging me off of the couch and onto the roads and track. I could not do what I do
without you--especially in this past year of injury and trial:
- Brooks Running for continued support since 2009 in all ways
- In the Arena Team for supporting my every need
- Generation UCAN for being a part of what goes into my body EVERY SINGLE DAY
- EC3D Compression for being a part of my daily pre and post workout routine
- Strength Tape for giving my foot the extra support it needs to be 100% once again
- Celanese Chiropractic for keeping my body in line
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And, ALL of you—Onwards and Upwards!!
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