Run Scheduled - Saturday, March 12th at 7:00 a.m.

Horizons Runners will meet up in the Horizons Church parking lot for at 5ish mile run, this Saturday, March 12th at 7:00 a.m.  We'll take advantage of the early sunrise...that we'll lose again on Sunday due to Daylight Savings Time.  Also, we'll be done in plenty of time if you're planning on attending the Parenting Workshop that starts at 10:00 a.m.

Also, don't forget to register for the Park Ridge 5k (www.racetimingunlimited.com).

Please let me know if you have any questions - hope to see you there!

Blessings,
Karen

Park Ridge 5k - March 19th

It's that time of year again!  The Park Ridge 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run is coming up on Saturday, March 19 at 8 a.m.  Horizons Church will once again be sponsoring this event that is a fundraiser for the Park Ridge Elementary PTO.  Childcare is available during the 5k.  The 1 mile run follows the 5k at 9 a.m.

We've had several people from Horizons run this race each year and I hope you'll come out for this fun 5k.  Who knows - you may even win a prize! (Several runners from Horizons placed in their age groups last year.)

More information and registration for the event can be found at  http://www.racetimingunlimited.com/. 

This will be my fourth I think...or fifth...so if you have any questions about the event, please let me know. 
Time to start training!

Blessings,
Karen

Article about Children Running

I ran across this NY Times article recently - I think it presents some interesting information about the physical impact of running at an early age.

Enjoy.

Running Video

This is a neat video of the editor-in-chief of Runner's World magazine.  Enjoy!

Run Scheduled - Saturday, Feb. 26th at 7:30 a.m.

Today is the first day of regular registration for the Marine Corps Marathon.  If you've been thinking about running this, you need to make a final decision asap because registrations are expected to sell-out in less than a week.  It opens at Noon today (February 23rd) so mark your calendar!  (www.marinemarathon.com).  BTW, you can't access any info at their site right now due to them gearing up for registration, but if you have any questions about the race, I may be able to answer them.

We will run this Saturday.  Meet up time at the Horizons Church parking lot is 7:30 a.m.  We'll do our usual 5ish mile run.  Hope you can make it out!

Also, if you're in the area on Friday night, don't forget about the Evening of Worship & Prayer at Horizons.  It will be from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.  Come for any or all of the time.  More information can be found at http://www.horizonschurch.com/prayer.

Hope you have a great rest of the week and hope to see you this weekend!

Blessings,
Karen

Run Scheduled - Saturday, Feb. 12th at 7:30 a.m.

Finally!  The weather for Saturday (Feb. 12th) looks great so we will have a run starting at 7:30 a.m.  We'll meet in the parking lot of Horizons Church and run our normal 5ish mile route.  I hope to see some of the new faces who expressed interest at the Life Group Fair last month.  If you have any questions about the run, please email me.  Also, please note that the start time is 7:30 instead of 7:00 a.m. so that it will be a little lighter (and hopefully a little warmer).

Also, best wishes to Bob H. and Craig P. as they run the Holiday Lake 50K on Saturday.  I hope you guys have an awesome run!

Have a great rest of the week everyone!

Blessings,
Karen

Not Running...Again

I waited as long as I could to decide what to do tomorrow morning. I was hoping that the rain...or whatever it's supposed to be...would be out of the forecast, but since they're still calling for precip in chilly temps, I'm not going to plan a run. If the weather cooperates, perhaps we can run on the 12th. I'm really ready for spring. I have some new shoes that I want to try out!

Hope you've had a great week.

Blessings,
Karen