#rnr marathon

[seattlecenter]

The Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series is bringing you new destinations, new distances and even more bling! Create your 2015 #MyRnRTour calendar today & register on 11/20 for series wide savings. Run for as low as $59.

http://runrocknroll.co/RnRTour

The Rock 'n' Roll Marathon will be in Seattle in June 2015.  Seattle Center is where it all starts.

[snapthistiger]

RNR NOLA tumblr meetup adventure recap

i left my house Saturday afternoon about 5:15 pm and drove to my son & daughter in law's house in Denham Springs, arriving about 7:30 pm.  they had just returned from picking up some furniture for the baby they are expecting in July.  i helped my son unload the furniture (chest-of-drawers (sp?) and dresser) and get it situated in the baby's room and also get the furniture out of the boxes.  as soon as we were done with that, i helped him with a little project outside and then we took a break.  about 10 pm, we started watching Ironman and drank a couple of refreshing beverages to regain our strength.  about 11 pm, my daughter-in-law was getting tired and i also said i needed to turn in because i had to get up early in the morning.  took a shower and went to bed about 11:30 pm with my alarm set for 6:40 am.

i woke up on my own at 5:50 am.  got out of bed about 6:15 am and decided it was close enough to time to get going.  i quickly dressed and checked my tumblr dashboard (always a good way to start).  i left their house about 6:30 am and drove to Starbucks to get a medium dark coffee and yogurt.  well Starbucks didn't have yogurt, so i had to make a quick decision to eat something sweet (i love sweets) or something with some protein.  my tumblr fitblr training stepped in and told me to get the protein, so i ordered a bacon, egg, cheese sandwich thing and ate it in the car on the way.  the sandwich was a little greasier and saltier than i would have liked, but it was satisfying and i did not get hungry later.  i arrived in New Orleans around 8:15 am and parked near the race route and as close as i could get to New Orleans City Park which is where the race finished.

i walked down to the race course and could see the police and a few super fast runners cruising by.  i walked toward the finish and snapped a picture of some of the runners.  as i got close to the finish line, GEICO was giving away some small cowbells and small poster boards with markers to make a message for the runners.  i took a cowbell although i didn't ring it much.  just a few cowbells is enough.  i did mark up a poster with "tumblr" on it and with the names of the 3 ladies (pharmkitten, runningbeautiful, and thisfearlesslife) that i knew were running the half marathon and i walked a ways past the finish line, but where the runners were still in the roped off areas.  i waited by the side of the roped off area looking for familiar faces.  i ended up seeing 3 people from my previous place of employment come through the run.  i was also helping a lady that was tearing off mylar cover-ups that the race had supplied to help keep the runners warm.  i was surprised when i looked up and there were thisfearlesslife and runningbeautiful.  they looked great for just having gone 13.1 miles.  they were looking for a place to sit down and i motioned to a cement bench that was a little ways away, but there were several people on the bench.  i waited just a bit longer and pharmkitten and her husband found me. :-)  i followed them out the roped off area to go get their bags.  then we found the family area and camped out on the ground near the "I" for internet.  we had super nice conversation and it was so good to meet such lovely people in person.  after we sat for quite awhile, they needed to go get a shower and i needed to get on the road back home.

as i drove, i listened to LSU baseball clobber another team from Louisiana and i stopped in Baton Rouge and ate at one of my favorite college hangouts.

for me, a great day of memories made by doing some things that i wouldn't normally do.  grew a little and thankful for the friends.

[angelacovo-blog]

RnR Marathon walker loses 95 lbs on the way

Johnny Suarez helps son Jeremy Suarez wrap up his stretching at Bradley Park in SA as he prepares for RnR ½ Marathon this weekend. (Photo by Angela Covo) By Angela Covo [email protected] This weekend the fifth annual San Antonio Rock & Roll Marathon & Half Marathon is back with live bands to encourage runners, walkers and wheelchair competitors every two miles to stay the grueling 26.2-mile course. More than 24,000 people participated last year and every one of them had a great story. The challenge is not so much the competition with other participants, but the idea of stretching way outside of one’s comfort zone to really earn that wonderful feeling of accomplishment. Jeremy Suarez, 25, is used to overcoming challenges and obstacles. He even has a favorite shirt that carries his own personal motto: “Don’t underestimate me!” and his mother’s favorite scripture from Phil.: 4, 13 which says “I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” It comes as no surprise then when Suarez explains that his RnR Marathon adventure, which started two years ago in 2010, led to a new healthy lifestyle of eating right and exercising. Just two years ago, the young man weighed in at more than 305 lbs. “I took a jogging class at SAC – it was a class I took to get healthy. After the semester was over, I realized I was losing weight so I signed up for the boot camp class, another P.E. class at SAC,” he explained. “Then I found out I had to train for and walk in the RnR Marathon to get credit for the class.”

Jeremy's mother, Mimi Suarez, created this shirt for him while Jeremy was on the wrestling team at MacArthur High School. He's worn it for every RnR Marathon. (Photo by Angela Covo) Walking became a real daily habit, and Suarez says he never realized how important it was to have healthy habits. “By the time I got to the starting line, I lost 95 lbs. I was ready to meet my goal, to finish the ½ marathon,” he explained. And he did. In 2010, Suarez took 2 hours and 46 minutes to complete the race; in 2011 he improved his time by 4 minutes to 2 hours and 42 minutes. This year he wants to improve his record again – but the dream goal is to get to 2 hour and 30-something minutes. The reason he knows he can do it again is because he never stopped walking and training – he works at it all year long. His mother, Mimi Suarez, said the big deal is that his enthusiasm is infectious – and pretty soon after he started training everybody in the family and in the neighborhood got into the act. “Lots of our neighbors were watching and saw how Jeremy lost all that weight … and some of them are still walking,” she said with a smile. Mimi and Johnny Suarez, Jeremy’s Dad, also started walking and eating a healthier diet. It was originally to support Jeremy, but as time passed, they discovered they were feeling better and losing weight, too. Jeremy and his dad agree, the best approach is to make the exercising part of your normal routine, then start adopting a healthy diet. “My weakness is Lil’ Debs, so I started by cutting out one favorite snack food and sodas, and that made the difference,” Jeremy said. Jeremy will be in Corral 19 wearing his favorite blue and white t-shirt. The RocknRoll Marathon starts at 7:30 am on Sunday, Nov.11. If you can’t be there, you can track your participants via cell phone. Visit runrocknroll.competitor.com/san-antonio to learn more. In the meantime, keep an eye out for Jeremy and cheer him on his way.

[notovernight]

Good luck NOLA

Hope you survive hurricane internet.

But seriously, good luck to all the people racing today.

You put in the training, now race your race. Do what you know you can. And be safe!