My summer running season has begun and the first run on my list this year is the 32nd Annual Riverwest Beer Run (or Walk). Now don't get me wrong, I'm not the fastest runner out there, nor do I have any experience running while drinking beer. However, my husband loves this run, so this year I've added it to my summer schedule. The run is this Sunday, June 8th, 11:30 a.m., and starts at the intersection of the Booth and Locust in Milwaukee. Last year my husband ran it with my brother, which you can read about here, but the synopsis is that a guy in flip flops finished ahead of him. FLIP FLOPS! AND BEER! Are you interested yet?
Next up is the 2008 Superun 5K Run, which is probably the most challenging run I put myself through. Are you familiar with Lake Park down on Milwaukee's east side and the big hill that goes through the park? The route takes the runners straight up that hill. It's intense.
After that is my favorite run of all, the Storm the Bastille 5K, which takes place at night during Bastille Days. Last year I ran it with my husband and my sister-in-law, we stuck together for the whole run, which is a good thing because the year before that I ran it by myself and was to meet my husband at the finish line. Have you ever seen the amount of people who are waiting at the finish line??? MILLIONS! Okay, so maybe not that many, but it was enough that I couldn't find him for a few hours, in the dark, at Bastille Days, in my sweaty running clothes.
I'm hoping to squeak in the Firecracker 4, which is on the 4th of July, and starts at Hales Corners Park. It's really early in the morning, and well, I'm not always such a morning person. So we'll see about that one. The last time I ran it I really enjoyed it though.
The big one I'm planning is on August 30th, the Lake Country Half Marathon,in Oconomowoc. I've never run a half marathon, but I think I can do it if I train for it. My husband ran it a couple years ago, but skipped it last year because he was training for the Milwaukee Marathon.
Any other runners out there?
