Team Running Free!

Well tomorrow is the oldest race in North America - the 30K Around the Bay in Hamilton and I must say even though Im using this as a training run for my Marathon on Mother's Day - Im still excited! Im going to be running with over 5,500 pair of well-worn kicks - can't wait! I hear there are some hills near the last 5-10K so that should be interesting to say the least - but tiny compared to whats coming up in August!

I am one of the luckiest gals in Markham - I have the great priviledge to be on Team Running Free this 2008 Season. I frequently shop there as I can run to their shop, its literally ~1km away - so I am always in there pickin up this or that - I actually went in there last fall to pick up my very first water belt as my distances were getting longer, and this nice guy Bob helped me out. (got my first Nathan belt that held 4 bottles...havent gone far enough to use more than 3... but Im getting there!) I told him about what I was going to be doing and what my background was (I love trudging through Algonquin Park for days on end with tons of gear and a canoe etc etc)....so Bob goes on to say "oh well you will like running on trails etc - and back & forth we chatted about distances etc and he tells me he did the Canadian Death Race....well I didnt give it much more thought for a while until I started chatting about it with my group I did the half Marathon clinic with...and from there I just kept talking about it! And yes....Im going SOLO!! :)
So....where does Team Running Free come in? Well as Im in the shop often, I see all the Team Gear, and then I started poking around the site, and the more I ran and trained, the more I read and looked up online - and then I realized I could maybe be on the Team next year....hmmm.... so one day while looking at Poles for the CDR (yes in the Running Free shop again!) I had the pleasure of meeting Jeremy - and he chatted with me about the Death Race and that "I should talk to BOB"....lol....funny

So I asked him what I needed to do to get on this great Team....so I applied and here I am, a happy-go-lucky, newbie runner, part of something I am already proud to be a part of. We had our first Team member night and I got to chat with several Vets as well as others new this year like myself and I cant wait to get involved, help out, & race with Team Colours on!! I already did my first Half Marathon with Team gear on (a hat....) but I was out there running proud - another first for me.

Bob, Jeremy and the rest of these guys and gals are just great. If you are in the area I urge you to stop in and shop - or better yet go to the online store and shop!! As a team member I get to share coupons with my friends - so if you need something and you stop in - feel free to use this Coupon Code and tell them KELLY DOREY SENT YA!!~ - Coupon #44361 and this entitles you to $5.00 off when you spend $50 or more before tax - Happy Shopping! These guys have all you need!!

Well I need to get some rest - 30K Around the Bay tomorrow! Send me some speed!

Cheers!
K-Bomb