Weekend 5K and Keeping it Fun

This past weekend we spent Jess' birthday running in a local race called the Dig In 5K.  It was a race based on the premise of Earth Day.  Besides involving cup free racing with "hydropouch" it also featured medals made from recycled materials.  These are the types of races that make your day go from a good to a memorable one.
Jess wanted to start our her birthday with a run, despite spending the previous two nights celebrating.  We love running and spend much of our time together talking about running or plotting our running escapades.  The thing for us has always been that running provides a great reason for balance. We run because we can eat ice cream guilt free.  We run so we can stay out late that night with friends.  We run to have sexy legs.  We run to explore.  We run for our health.  We run for our happiness.  We run for our sanity.  We run because we love to run.  We've always found that using races to meet others that share one of your loves is the best way to keep yourself running.  The rest of the day when we explored historic Yorktown, ate 2,000 calories worth of seafood, and drank Legend Brown Ale like it was the last batch gave use more reasons to love what we do.  To us, that is keeping it fun, and everyone deserves to treat themselves.  Remember that as long as your doing what you love, you're never off the wagon.

Get out and do what you love!

Nick & Jess