Saturday morning I joined 1,500 other people to run in the 8th Annual Sidney Lanier Bridge Run to benefit cancer programs at Southeast Georgia Health System. I am not a race person and I debated whether the entry fee was worth a t-shirt, a crowd, and the time. I am so glad that I decided to go ahead and run.
From the top of the span I could see St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Brunswick, and the Brunswick River. At the very top of a the bridge a band played and below in the water I could see dolphins jumping. It turned out to be a lot of fun just to be part of a community event.
I also enjoyed giving my kids a chance to see Mama doing something healthy and strong. I loved finding them in the finish line crowd and sharing my post-race icee pops. Someday I hope they will join me in the bridge run. In the meantime I am looking for more bridge runs...running where you usually can't makes it that much more interesting.
5 comments:
I am soooo proud of you. Way to go, Gwen! As a side note, when we lived in GA, we lived on Lake Sidney Lanier. cool, huh?
Congrats!! How fun to do a local road race... it does feel good to be part of something!!
It's been a surprise to me how much I like to race. There's something exciting about being in the middle of that many people with a single purpose.
Yeah! Good for you Gwen. I miss running. It's soooo cold!
Hi Gwen...It's so great that you did the run!! Have you ever thought of running a half marathon or full marathon? You could do it! I'm jealous of your buff arms. Hope you're well.
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