Just Plodding Along

Last week was full of all the feels. An end of an era really. My time working and coaching at Up and Running has come to an end. On Tuesday we had a celebration and I was super surprised when my awesome boss awarded me with a beautiful plaque. Cue tears. Damn it, I wasn't gonna cry. I had kind of forgotten how many training groups I had coached and it was cool to see them listed all together. A lot of my runners came from current and previous groups and it was so great to see them. I feel very lucky that I was hired at Up and Running and that I got to work for and with so many amazing people and gain so many friends. I will really miss coaching and hope I can do more of it in the future.  There was also ice cream involved but we forgot to get it out at the party so guess who got to take it all home. Not mad about that....that's okay, fitting in your pants is overrated.  Because I really wanted to cry more than once last week, on Thursday I ha...

I have a pretty kick ass job. While there is a bit of retail weirdness involved sometimes but for the most part the people I deal with on a regular basis are my kinda people...runners! The best thing about my job is being the run coach for the store. I basically have a giant group of people who are my running buddies.  Some of the best things about coaching: 1) Seeing people get more confident in their abilities over time 2) Getting to run with all types of people 3) Getting to run all over the El Paso area 4) Getting runners started with our couch to 5k programs 5) Having couch to 5k runners progress from run/walk to completing a 10k to training for a half marathon. It is pretty great to have people stick with me for multiple training programs. 6) Starting new running programs 7) Living vicariously through them while I am not running I realized last week how much I enjoy running with my training groups when I couldn't. I feel super frustrated when...

I am now working at the running store Up and Running  and part of my job is running a new Couch to 5k program and heading up the training program for the El Paso Half Marathon in February. So what I am saying is I am getting paid to run......DREAMS COME TRUE!  I am super excited to get new or returning runners excited about running and to train with some awesome people for the half. I am also excited that Up and Running does stuff like this There is an Up and Running team doing the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes  to end rape, sexual assault and gender violence. Please visit here  if you are interested in donating toward this great cause.