Two clinics in one.

My last post was the week after the Oak Bay Half Marathon and I remember after I wrote it, I was pretty sure I needed a break. In the preceding months, I had taken hundreds of photos and filmed portions of all our runs. I made several videos and was diligent in posting regularly. I think the end of the last clinic was my chance to take advantage of the maintenance phase of our training cycle and I have to say I was ready to step back. I was burnt out!

Three weeks after the Oak Bay Half came the 1st annual Goddess Run (Half Marathon, 10K and 5K) in Langford. We had several women running; at least one in each event.


I ran the Half, as did Renee, and I don't mind saying that was the toughest Half I've ever run. Yes, the route is challenging, but I knew from the start that my legs didn't have it; it wasn't my day. Even so, my result was nothing to sneeze at and the entire experience lit a fire in me that will only grow until I face that race head on next year. I don't even care all that much if I improve my time (well, of course I do); I have never felt so pummelled by a race and if I finish next year feeling good, it will be a victory.

Our newest batch of Half-Marathon trainees began the clinic June 13th. These photos are from our very first long run together. It's so great to see the majority of our last clinic (aside from our pregnant Moms!) come back for this clinic; it feels like a very big compliment. It's also wonderful to welcome some new faces to the group! It's shaping up to be a fantastic clinic.

Running Moms has also started a 10K clinic! They began June 27th and both clinics (Half and 10K) joined up today for our first long run together. The Half-Marathon clinic ran an extra half-hour; we left first and met up with the 10K clinic for the last forty-five minutes. We had fifteen people including Christy and me. Awesome.


It's an interesting exercise to accommodate two clinics with runners of so many varying abilities. I came ready this morning with a bunch of different route options to ensure everyone was able to run at their own pace and still finish the run within the allotted time. It worked well, thank goodness.


Looking forward to the coming weeks, Ladies! Just keep running!

Our "two-clinic" group this morning.