25 Years!

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My friend Caitlin and I ran the Boca Raton Road Runners 10K together yesterday morning. I hadn’t seen her in a while but things fell quickly into a synch just as they always do every time we get together.

Cait is an insane athlete who competes in half IronMan distance races and plans on completing her first full IronMan in 2016.  And while I am not THAT crazy, I do like to run so its nice that we have this in common now that we are adults.  (I was never athletic as a kid.)

As we drove home together after the race, we laughed and joked about how imaginative and free-spirited we were as kids… and then it occurred to me.  We’ve been friends for 25 years!  I’m only 33!  The simple fact that I can SAY I’ve had a friend for that long makes me feel old.

But “old ladies” don’t take goofy selfies with trucker hats and Flavor Flav sized medals at local 10K runs.  And “old ladies” most DEFINITELY don’t place 1st (Caitlin) and 8th (me) in their age group during these runs either.  Heck yeah!  😉

Here’s to another EPIC 25 years!

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April 13th: Gumbo Limbo 10K

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Today I did a 10K with my friend Caitlin.  It was an overcast, extremely windy morning and I had one too many beers at my bbq last night but, I managed to try my best and finished without falling over, LOL.

I ran at an average pace of just under 9 minute miles and really enjoyed myself.  It was a beautiful morning and I got to spend some time with friends…. can’t beat that.  This photo was taken by Casey just as the sun was rising over the ocean.

Not a bad way to spend a Sunday morning, even if you ARE running while hung-over. :-/

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