Inspiration, Pass It On

Thanks for the record turnout at TRY last week.  Since I'm in my mid-summer coma it was a lot to handle, but that is never a bad thing.  The group has long ago outgrown my ability to handle on my own, so it was great to have all the people within the group helping each other out.  Grouping up or pairing up based on current running goals and working with each other to help make your run more fun and effective.  So, a big thank you from me to those in the group that invited and were so welcoming to the multiple new people.  :-)

For tonight, the people who did 1/4 mile intervals last week, should progress to 1/2 mile intervals.  But we have such diversity in our running needs right now, that I'll leave it at that and count on the pre-run discussion to make sure everyone has a plan in mind as we start.

Some of the following has been all over facebook, but since not everyone is friends with everyone and since this blog does get read by a couple non-facebookers, I feel it will be good to have this stuff here for safekeeping.  And honestly, this doesn't come together without TRY, so I hope each of you TRY members take some pride from this.  There is no TRY without U (or something like that), and this inspirational sToRY can't happen without T-R-Y (I got it right, that time!)...so without all you people coming out and yogging every Tuesday night over the past few years, this doesn't happen.  (And while I do believe that Escalade and her indomitable spirit would have ended up where she is now, eventually, it wouldn't be happening now and wouldn't be happening quite like this without TRY.  So, thank you all for your role in this.)

Erin/Escalade has been quite the glory hound lately and dragging Kelly along with her.  Here are the two "inspiring women" on Bridge Street TV from three weeks ago:

And in a story that should be in today's Syracuse paper, here is a video and online version of their training adventures leading up to the Iron Girl triathlon this Sunday:

http://blog.syracuse.com/cny/2012/07/blind_baldwinsville_athlete_to_compete_in_iron_girl_triathlon.html

I thought the article and pictures were great.  (And them attempting to fight off the giggles in the video was very cute.  I think video articles should be banned though...way too much pressure on ordinary people who aren't used to having a camera in their face.  I could see your pain, Kelly.  :-)

At least a couple of us will be out (very early) to cheer on the Iron Girl this Sunday morning.  Anyone else, feel free to join in.  Just know that you have to shuttle to the race, and that the race starts at 7 and that Erin will be given her award BEFORE the race.  So, it will be a very early start to the day...but worth it to support TRY's media sweethearts.  

Changing gears here:

Several TRYers were able to go to a Syracuse Chiefs "patio party" this weekend and I feel like pimping that a bit as a reminder that some very impressive baseball gets played in Syracuse.  And that very few people take advantage of that.  (The stadium looked sadly empty on Sunday.)  It seemed like everyone had a good time, in the great weather.  There were some first time attendees.  Here is one of them:

There were some people that perhaps go a little too often.  Or at least a guy that gets a little too excited to see the mascot.  (Hawkward moment for Scooch here):

These ladies don't even know me but couldn't keep their hands off of my beavers:

But this lady topped everyone else there that day when she mixed business with pleasure and got her yearly OB/GYN exam during the game!  (Thankfully the doctor declared that everything was "safe at home".)

For those that left before the end of the second game, we FINALLY got a foul ball with 2 innings remaining. A Lehigh Valley batter lofted one right into our deck, about 2/3 of the way back...I was paying just enough attention that I was already chasing it down, but thankfully it bounced so high that it hit the ceiling in the tunnel and came back towards me instead of it being a race to the railing which I probably would have lost.  The last remaining kid got the ball as a souvenir ...unfortunately I forgot to get a photo of her and her parents have not sent me one yet for this story. But rumor has it that she slept with the ball Sunday night, so it's safe to say that the baseball game left a big impression on her.  :-)

Finally, coming up this weekend:

Mad Cow 5k on Saturday morning.  (Small, friendly, country 5k in Nelson.  I'll be there selling cowbells and cow hats.  If anyone wants to come out and help or come out and run I would enjoy the company.)

As mentioned above - Iron Girl cheering section on Sunday morning.