Forrest Spence 5K 2013

Our family participated in the 6th annual Forrest Spence 5K on Saturday morning.  I helped with registration, Richie ran the 5K, and the kids ran the 1-mile fun run.  It was a great morning supporting the Forrest Spence Fund!

St. Jude Marathon weekend 2012

The St. Jude marathon was this weekend.  I ended up getting injured at the last minute, and I was unable to run.  Richie ran the half marathon though, and he ran as a hero in my place!  It was hard for me to stand on the sidelines after so much training.  I ended up having a lot of fun cheering with the kids and some friends though.  Thank you so much to all of you who supported me as a hero!












Since I was a hero, we got to stay in a hotel downtown.  It was really fun to be downtown during December.  We went to see the Nutcracker at the Orpheum on Saturday afternoon.  Afterwards we went to the Peabody Hotel to see all of the decorations and to watch the ducks march.

St. Jude Hero

I am running in the St. Jude half marathon again on December 1st.  However, this year, I am running as a hero in memory of my little brother Mark to raise money for St. Jude.  Here is the link to my personal page if you want to support me and St. Jude!  I will start my training next week, and I will keep you posted on how it is going.  Thanks in advance for your support!

My St. Jude Hero Page

LuvMud 2012

Richie and some of his co-workers entered as a team in the LuvMud Island race last weekend.  The kids and I went down to Mud Island to watch.  It is a 5K obstacle course race.  It was a really fun (and hot) event, and the kids really want to participate in the 1 mile kid's race next year.  Griffin was dying to jump into the mud pit!

Bunny Run

Mamie and Griffin have been training for a 5K this spring, and on Saturday they ran in the Bunny Run 5K.  We were so proud of them!  Our goal was to finish without walking, and they both did!


I ran with Griffin.

Richie and Mamie ran together.

And Doc and Lee Lee walked with Margaret.

It was such a fun and memorable morning!  Griffin told us when he finished running that he is thinking he might want to do the St. Jude 1/2 marathon this winter...that's quite a leap from his first 5K!