It was a great afternoon to be a runner in South Jersey.
Local running celebrities Jen Miller (prolific author and running columnist), Dave Welsh (owner of Haddonfield Running Company) and Erin Donahue (2008 U.S. Olympian) put together a spectacular event today in honor of the first ever live televised coverage of the Olympic Trials Marathon.
About 15 of us met at the bar at 12pm and took off into a blustery snowstorm for 2.62 miles. Aside from my usual Wednesday night 7 miles, this was the longest run I've done in a month, and probably the coldest this season.
When we returned from the run, the first round was on the house, and an epic buffet had been set up for us.
The bar quickly filled up with people - runners on the left side, and random day drinkers on the right. It was definitely a novelty to see so many people at a bar in the middle of the day to watch a marathon.
I'll be sure to read it and write a review here soon.
All told, it was a great afternoon of running and beer. Big thanks to The Irish Mile for hosting the event and for the beer and food. Can't wait to watch the Olympic Marathon this summer!
Local running celebrities Jen Miller (prolific author and running columnist), Dave Welsh (owner of Haddonfield Running Company) and Erin Donahue (2008 U.S. Olympian) put together a spectacular event today in honor of the first ever live televised coverage of the Olympic Trials Marathon.
About 15 of us met at the bar at 12pm and took off into a blustery snowstorm for 2.62 miles. Aside from my usual Wednesday night 7 miles, this was the longest run I've done in a month, and probably the coldest this season.
When we returned from the run, the first round was on the house, and an epic buffet had been set up for us.
The bar quickly filled up with people - runners on the left side, and random day drinkers on the right. It was definitely a novelty to see so many people at a bar in the middle of the day to watch a marathon.
I was ecstatic to see Meb and Galen place in the top three, and as for the women, I was sad that Kara didn't make the cut but happy Shalane gutted it out to finish third.
Stevie eventually joined us and brought Neale, and the highlight of the afternoon came when Jen raffled off a copy of her book and I won.
Bonus photobomb from Stevie and Neale.
I've been following Jen's progress on the book for months now and have been looking forward to its release, so it was a pleasant surprise to receive a free copy today over a month ahead of its scheduled release.
I'll be sure to read it and write a review here soon.
All told, it was a great afternoon of running and beer. Big thanks to The Irish Mile for hosting the event and for the beer and food. Can't wait to watch the Olympic Marathon this summer!
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