This blog is dedicated to the wanderings, musings and races of Mark and Amy. Follow us in our fitness adventures and see us reach our respective finish line(s)!
I thought I would share a little nifty trick I learned at my NCSS conference....Tagxedo here, has made a graphic illustrator of our blog. Large words appear more often throughout our blog...the smaller the word, the fewer times it appears....
This was made from all entries from January 1, 2010 up until the Philly Half Marathon (not including it).
Stay tuned for the final representation when the year draws to a close and our goals have been met!
Gobble! Gobble! It was time for our annual Turkey Chase run! This year had some special features to it! Mark and I were trying to figure it out, but we think that this was maybe the 6th year or so that we have run the race. Each year it seems to get bigger...and more crowded.
This year was cool because Jon joined us! Last year he was signed up too, but the back to back Philly Marathon/Turkey Chase combo was too much for his knee. It was great to have him with us!
And since Mark was nice enough to run with his phone, we were lucky enough to capture the moments on his iPhone.
We made it to the start with less than five minutes to go. We parked illegally, but luckily guessed right that everyone was too busy either running, organizing the race, or giving thanks to give us a ticket--thankfully, we were right on with our guess.
The temperature and weather was perfect--about 42 degrees at the start, cloudy, with just a few raindrops as we waited for the start.
It was the same great course we have been used to. We stayed together for the first three miles or so and then we each did our own thing. We met up at the finish line within minutes of each other.
The post race was something we were looking forward to. The "other" Amy Trenkle and I met up in the "runner village." Amy and I have been exchanging emails for maybe close to two years now. We both have similar email addresses, and having the same names, means that we have received each others' emails....so we have frequently sent each other our misguided emails. It's been fun to get to know each other because we have the same name---and both yield from Michigan. Pretty cool to finally meet.
And we also met up with Sonia and Ping! We talked about running this race last year with Ping, but we missed each other. This year, thanks again to Mark running with his phone, we were able to meet up! We were able to see Sonia as we crossed the start line and she saw us at the finish line, but we didn't see her. It was neat to have another reunion!
So, team Trenkle-Hannum headed home---we were very excited for the warm car. We quickly showered and packed and were off to Mom and Dad's for a great Thanksgiving.
Many things to be happy for definitely--a nice holiday to remind us of the good things in our life. Race #24 completed!
Results:
425 81/253 2032 Amy Trenkle 35 Washington DC 1:05:55 55:43 8:58
We left DC around 1 pm and headed to Philly....in time to make the expo and pick up my race bib and packet....
What we thought would be a speedy two or two and a half hour ride in...
turned into four hours...
that I was sure was never going to end....
Mark and I finally switched places and I walked to the Convention Center, where I was greeted by what my eyes had waited hours to see!
The expo was hopping with less than two hours to go...
I quickly and easily picked up my bib, but then got into this mongo line to get my tshirt and bag...I wasn't sure what was longer--the tshirt line or the traffic into the city. Thankfully, the line inside the Convention Center moved faster than the one outside!
I took a quick photo inside and went outside to meet up with Mark.
We happened to get a great deal on Expedia and stayed at the Omni right across from Independence Park. It was wonderful to stay there and in such an historic location! We quickly scoured our options for dinner and realized we should have made a reservation since of course, the rest of the runners wanted pasta too. We decided to order out at Maggiano's and what started as a 15-20 minute wait for dinner turned into nearly an hour. What a fiasco! 2o minutes in the restaurant called us (as we were about to enter the pick up door of course!) and they said it had been entered incorrectly and it would be another 30-35 minutes until our meal was ready....arg. But when we finally did get it, we had a yummy feast back in our hotel room. Mark and I discovered a new series: Wreck Chasers. We had no idea--a whole new lifestyle was revealed to us. We felt lucky to be watching it in the city that it was filmed!
The morning came quickly. I had a quick yogurt and we stopped for Starbucks. Mark drove me to the start line--well, about three blocks before it, which was outstanding!
It was near 40 degrees at the start, but it felt pretty great!
Mark took to the road, after dropping off the car, on his bike. His stakeout yielded some great shots!
And he even found me! :) Again,
and again... (and he found this guy dressed in a green one piece while waiting for me)....
and again...
and even again with this sneak shot from up above!
The best was when my #1 cheerleader found me at the finish line!
The half marathon was really good to me. I ran a 1:52...a PR by more than 5 minutes! I felt good and felt strong throughout. I think it was the combination of the weather, the rest the night before, and seeing Mark along the course.
Here he is! :) Go Mark the running cheerleader!
I really appreciate him being there!
Mark and I walked back to the hotel, enjoying the scenery along the way!
We had a great time in the city of Brotherly Love!
We showered and were on the road. Red Robin was calling to us, so we found one a half hour outside of Philly in Wilmington, DE.
I thought I would share a little nifty trick I learned at my NCSS conference....Tagxedo here, has made a graphic illustrator of our blog. Large words appear more often throughout our blog...the smaller the word, the fewer times it appears....
Gobble! Gobble! It was time for our annual Turkey Chase run! This year had some special features to it! Mark and I were trying to figure it out, but we think that this was maybe the 6th year or so that we have run the race. Each year it seems to get bigger...and more crowded.
This year was cool because Jon joined us! Last year he was signed up too, but the back to back Philly Marathon/Turkey Chase combo was too much for his knee. It was great to have him with us!
We made it to the start with less than five minutes to go. We parked illegally, but luckily guessed right that everyone was too busy either running, organizing the race, or giving thanks to give us a ticket--thankfully, we were right on with our guess.
The temperature and weather was perfect--about 42 degrees at the start, cloudy, with just a few raindrops as we waited for the start.
So, team Trenkle-Hannum headed home---we were very excited for the warm car. We quickly showered and packed and were off to Mom and Dad's for a great Thanksgiving.
Many things to be happy for definitely--a nice holiday to remind us of the good things in our life.
Race #24 completed!
We left DC around 1 pm and headed to Philly....in time to make the expo and pick up my race bib and packet....
What we thought would be a speedy two or two and a half hour ride in...
turned into four hours...
that I was sure was never going to end....
Mark and I finally switched places and I walked to the Convention Center, where I was greeted by what my eyes had waited hours to see!
The expo was hopping with less than two hours to go...
I quickly and easily picked up my bib, but then got into this mongo line to get my tshirt and bag...I wasn't sure what was longer--the tshirt line or the traffic into the city. Thankfully, the line inside the Convention Center moved faster than the one outside!
I took a quick photo inside and went outside to meet up with Mark.
We happened to get a great deal on Expedia and stayed at the Omni right across from Independence Park. It was wonderful to stay there and in such an historic location! We quickly scoured our options for dinner and realized we should have made a reservation since of course, the rest of the runners wanted pasta too. We decided to order out at Maggiano's and what started as a 15-20 minute wait for dinner turned into nearly an hour. What a fiasco! 2o minutes in the restaurant called us (as we were about to enter the pick up door of course!) and they said it had been entered incorrectly and it would be another 30-35 minutes until our meal was ready....arg. But when we finally did get it, we had a yummy feast back in our hotel room. Mark and I discovered a new series: Wreck Chasers. We had no idea--a whole new lifestyle was revealed to us. We felt lucky to be watching it in the city that it was filmed!
The morning came quickly. I had a quick yogurt and we stopped for Starbucks. Mark drove me to the start line--well, about three blocks before it, which was outstanding!
It was near 40 degrees at the start, but it felt pretty great!
Mark took to the road, after dropping off the car, on his bike. His stakeout yielded some great shots!
And he even found me! :)
Again,
and again...
and again...
and even again with this sneak shot from up above!
The best was when my #1 cheerleader found me at the finish line!
The half marathon was really good to me. I ran a 1:52...a PR by more than 5 minutes! I felt good and felt strong throughout. I think it was the combination of the weather, the rest the night before, and seeing Mark along the course.
I really appreciate him being there!
Mark and I walked back to the hotel, enjoying the scenery along the way!
We had a great time in the city of Brotherly Love!
We showered and were on the road. Red Robin was calling to us, so we found one a half hour outside of Philly in Wilmington, DE.
Need I say more? So tasty!
THIS is a happy runner! :)
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