Authentic Me: September 2011

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Let's Rock, Philly!

This past weekend, my friends, Courtney and Alex, and I stood on the sidelines and cheered our running friends, Camilla, Brenda, Michelle and Rob, through the streets of Philadelphia. The Rock 'n Roll 1/2 Marathon is a national marathon series with half marathons in over 20 cities throughout the US. I believe there are even a couple in Europe.

It was Camilla's first race....and she really rocked it out...running 13.1 miles in just under 2.5 hours! Way to go, girl!

Michelle, Rob, and Brenda kicked some butt, too. Anyone who runs for more than 5 minutes straight is a rock star in my book!

Unfortunately, I couldn't get any photos of Michelle and Rob as they ran by me so quickly that my camera and I weren't ready for them!! :-(

Monday, September 12, 2011

This weekend, George and I biked....A LOT! Starting out early Saturday morning, we drove down to Margate and Ventnor City for the "Le Tour de Downbeach", the community's locally sponsored bike ride up and down the boardwalk. We biked to Atlantic City, which was a pleasant surprise...it is a lot cleaner than both of us remember it to be! It was a leisurely ride so we enjoyed stopping along the way to take some photos. For those of you who know us, that probably isn't a shocker...

Unfortunately, on the way back, George had a blow out. The tube in his back tire popped and he had to wobble his way back along the boardwalk to get some help from one of the local bike shops. We were glad that we had made friends with a bike shop owner earlier in the day who could help us out.

Despite the tire blow out, we enjoyed the portion of the ride we did complete and the barbecue afterwards. We saw some interesting characters (see pics below...!) and were very pleased that the sun was shining so that we could enjoy what was most likely the last couple of hours on the beach this year for us....

On Sunday, we were back in Philadelphia for the Bike Philly ride. This ride boasted 4,000 riders (8,000 wheels!). Again, we were up early, but the excitement of riding in the event drove our motivation to wake up and get moving. Although the weather was overcast and at times a bit misty, we both really enjoyed the 20-mile ride through the city streets and parks. Next year, our goal is to ride the 35-mile route!