American Heart Association

Heart Run and Walk 2011: 30K

March 5th, 2011 was the annual Heart Run and Walk event in Utica, NY. Money raised: close to $350,000. All in the name of a good cause. I have walked and run every event, making that an official claim as of today. I ran the 30K, 18.6 miles (although my Garmin only registered 18.34???). It wasn’t an easy run by any means. Still struggling with a whooping cough from the flu, stomach feeling queasy, and general lower energy than usual, I did manage to run my goal miles of 22.4 today. How it all began: Last night, dinner at Chesterfields [...]

By Joanne|2011-03-05T17:13:09-05:00March 5, 2011|Running|11 Comments

The Heart Run Expo

To the tune of “Do-Re-Mi” : Let's start at the very beginning A very good place to start When you read you begin with… A B C…. Registration for the 10 mile race is the beginning. The race is the end, but you’ll have to wait for that one until tomorrow. There was no hesitation about whether I should really do the 10 mile (my longest road race yet….oh yeah, not technically a race) or opt for a shorter mileage such as the 5 mile. I walked right up, handed in my registration, got my shirt, and proceeded over to [...]

By Joanne|2010-03-05T16:03:34-05:00March 5, 2010|Life|5 Comments

Meetin' and Greetin'

What a fun morning at the American HeartRun and Walk Health Expo! I was actually able to turn it into a "food blog" event. See below. There were so many happy faces and people to talk to. Everyone had a story. In fact, working at the Utica Road Runner table wasn't just trying to get people to join the club or start running, it was listening to some really interesting survivor stories of bypass surgeries, heart attacks, etc. These are happy people and rightly so. These are some fun pictures working with Jim Stasaitis, the Director of the Run/Walk event: Is that promotional [...]