Friday, April 2, 2010

Doris runs her first half

I love it when someone new gets the running bug, so I was very happy to help out when my friend Doris completed her first half-marathon at the Tobacco Road marathon and half last month. Doris was already an accomplished runner, having a handful of 5Ks, two 10Ks, and a sprint triathlon under her belt when she made the goal of completing a half-marathon in 2010. I had already heard about the new half-marathon training program at The Athlete's Foot in Cameron Village, so I forwarded that on to Doris in case she might think it was interesting.

Interesting? When I saw Doris at church after she attended the program's introductory meeting, she was as excited as I've seen her. The folks at TAF