…I ran my first race ever!
The 2011 Wine & Dine Half Marathon.
I’d love to reminisce about what the experience meant to me and how far I’ve come since then, but unfortunately I’m busy studying for an anatomy test, so I thought I’d quickly share with you a few throw back posts from when I began running and the re-cap of my very first race (also the start of this blog!).
My Running Story
The story of Kerry Kelemen and why I started running (the very first blog post!)
2011 Wine & Dine Half Marathon
The recap of my very first race!
(*Look closely in the group shot, I also met a lot of new friends at this race!)
Get Started Running
Some of the resources that helped me when I started running!
My Bucket List Races
Some of the races on my “to-do” list!
What got you started running?
What was your very first race?
**Starting in 2012 the Wine & Dine Half Marathon was moved to November, can’t wait for this year’s race to celebrate my race-aversary!
Live, Run, Grow 
My daughter got me started with this whole running business! My first race was a Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving 2011 and I got second place in my age group! (there were not many of us!)
Haha, I bet getting 2nd in your age group in your very first race was encouraging!
I loved Wine and Dine! It was supposed to be my first half but I got impatient and it ended up being my third. I can’t wait to re-run it!
So jealous of that medal! One day I’m going to get around to Wine and Dine, but I’m bummed they changed the medal.
I have to admit I hated the little dangly things on the old Wine & Dine medals! They fell off on a lot of people’s (mine didn’t), but they just jingled around and made me nuts!
Congrats on your 2-year race-aversary! Can’t believe Wine & Dine was your first! Can’t wait for the race this year! Very excited to be running it again. My first was a 4-miler in Central Park back in 2007. Oh how far I’ve come since then!