Annnnnd We're Back!

As mentioned in a post last month, Nate had back surgery in April which took him out of commission for a bit. We held off on more races because we wanted to be able to do them together, and he needed some time to recover. 

Today was officially his 8 week (well, more like 9) follow-up, and he got the all clear!! He is really excited to be able to run and workout again, and I am excited to run with him. We'll have to get some races on the calendar soon! 

In the meantime, we won't be making our normal trek to the beach for the 4th of July, but our family will, and Dad and Drew will be running our favorite race -The Firecracker 5k! I will be sure to get some good photos and all the details to post here! 

Endurance for the Win!

As I mentioned last week, I had recently signed up for an Endurance class at Crossfit Hendersonville. While Nate was recovering from surgery, I figured it couldn't hurt to step up my running game a little. That way, when he's back at it, I just MIGHT be able to keep up with him.

It was a 6-week course, with 2 classes every week. On the first Saturday class, we ran a 5k to get a good gauge of where everyone was at. And after 5 more weeks of working on our form and speed, we ran it again this past Saturday! The first time, I ran it in 31:14. I knew I could run faster with some training, but wasn't sure how much in 5 weeks time. Well, on Saturday, I ran it in 28:52! Again, not the fastest I've ever run, but I'll take an almost 2 1/2 minute improvement in that amount of time. Everyone in the class improved by at least 2 minutes, and some even by as much as 4 minutes! It was a great class, and I'm looking forward to taking it again sometime! We even got some awesome t-shirts for "graduation".

Other than that, we're just hoping Nate gets recovered soon, and looking for a new car for me! We got rear-ended a couple of weeks ago, and Rhonda the Honda has had her last ride. Its hard to tell in this picture, but the backside is totally smashed. We had to go pick everything up and say goodbye this weekend. As you can tell...I was sad. 

RIP Rhonda

We'll keep looking for some new adventures for Team G Shock here coming up, and will post about those as soon as we find them! 

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to our mamas and all of the other moms out there! Hope everyone has a great, and relaxing day!

Me & Mom R at our favorite place - the beach!

Mom T and our favorite crew member in Jamaica!

Where Have We Been?

Team G Shock has been a little MIA lately, and for that, we apologize! We did so much training for the Army Ten Miler last year, that we took a little break, and have only run a few races since then. But I promise you, we have not forgotten our goals for Team G Shock, or what it will take to get us there!

Since our last race in February, we have been keeping pretty busy. Along with the normal life and work stuff, we threw in a couple of extra things to keep it interesting. Nate had surgery on his back in April to hopefully fix what has been a long-term issue. He hurt his back over 2 years ago, and has been in pain pretty much all of the time since then. All along, he's been a trooper to keep running races with me (he only missed one!) and we're hoping this will help him live a pain-free life!

While he's been recovering, I started an Endurance class at Crossfit Hendersonville to try and improve my running a bit, and I'm excited to see how its working! We ran a 5k the first week, and I ran it in 31:14. Admittedly, not my fastest. We are running another one this weekend for the last week of class, so I'll be sure to update on how I was able to improve my time!

In addition to all of that, Nate celebrated the big 3-0 just a couple of weeks ago! As a lover of birthdays (mine and anyone else's), I had a few surprises planned to help him ring it in! He got a piano for his birthday present, which has already been put to good use, and then his whole family and best friend flew in on Friday to spend the weekend with him. To top all of that off, we threw him a surprise party at the house. It was a very fun weekend, and I know he appreciated everyone that was able to celebrate with him!

The piano ready for the big reveal!

The moment he finally realized it was there!

Happy 30th cake!

SURPRISE! :)

Why not?

The most adorable cookie favors ever! 

Made by the insanely talented The Sweet Elements!

Since then we've been trying to relax, let Nate recover, and get back to normal life (without me having to keep a million secrets from Nate!). We'll be looking for some races coming up soon that either we both, or just I, can run! As always...GOOOOOO G SHOCK!

Eat, Drink and Be 30!

Today is a big day for Team G Shock. Today, Nate turns 30! I am so excited to celebrate my hubby this weekend. I've kept most of our plans underwraps, but we have a fun weekend in store! Hope everyone else has a great weekend! I'll be celebrating this guy. 

Event #46 - Softball Sweethearts 5k

It has been a long time since we updated the blog, and we are way overdue for an update on our last race. In our defense, we left the country for a week not long after that race, so we fell a little behind in life for a bit. But, I'd say it was worth it.

This was real life. No filters. Amazing. 

But back to the race. On February 15th, Nate and I got up bright and early to make our way to the Hendersonville HS Softball Sweethearts 5k. It was a FREEZING morning, and it even snowed during the race! The race was put on by the HHS Softball team to benefit The Special Olympics, so there were a lot of girls from the team and their families at the race. The race started and finished at the high school and luckily we could huddle inside until the start. 

Once we got going, we learned something new about that area of Hendersonville - it's hilly! Between the cold, the hills, and our lack of training it was not our best race overall, but we had fun! Here are our official times:

Nate Towne - 9th place - 31:30

Sara Towne - 10th place - 31:49

We both finished 1st in our age group, and because it was Valentine's Day weekend, they had a few extra categories for prizes, one of which was Fastest Couple. While we were probably one of the only couples there, we'll take it! :) And our prize was definitely unexpected! 

Just what every couple needs!

Everyone at the race was so nice, and we were really happy to be able to support one of the local schools. And, we even made it into the local paper! 

The Hendersonville Standard

Some in-action photos! :)

We're keeping our eye out for some more races in the area, and hope to run another one soon! In the meantime, here are some other photos from race day!

Before the race....brrr!!

The ladies got roses at the finish line! 

Also, please notice the number of layers I'm wearing - it was COLD.

After! Thanks HHS Commandos for a great race!

We {heart} Race Weekend!

Happy Valentine's Day to all! We are celebrating this year in one of our favorite ways, with a 5K! We'll be running the Softball Sweetheart 5k here in Hendersonville on Saturday morning. We're excited to run a race in our new (ish) town.

We hope that everyone has a great Valentine's Day with those they love, and that all of our East Coast friends stay warm in all of their recent snow! 

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