Big Announcements!

Well, you were promised announcements, so we've got two for you! As some of you know, I turned the big 3-0 back in February. As you also might know (or remember), 30 was a big barrier that we worked hard to get past here at Team G Shock. It took lots of miles and hard work, but when Nate & I finally broke 30:00 in a 5k (Nate first, then me), it was pretty exciting. Starting with race 30, and continuing on as long as we continue Team G Shock (forever?), Nate &; I will work to run 5k races with times under 30:00 at all times. In addition to that, as usual, we will work to set new PR's along the way. We're excited to see what we can do in the future with our training at Crossfit CFT and the races we run.

Our second announcement is a big one. When we originally started Team G Shock, we set a goal to raise $1,500 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Since that time (almost 3 years ago), we have not only met that goal, but have raised it and continue to meet almost every fundraising goal we set. And we've done it with the support of our family, friends and other cancer fighters we've met along the way. We're going to keep running races (and running them faster!) as long as we can keep raising money to help. Every cent will go towards finding a cure for prostate cancer, and then hopefully all cancers. So (drumroll please), our new and improved Team G Shock fundraising goal is...

$10,000!!!

We're more than halfway there already, so we know we can do it! It won't be quick or easy, but we'll get there. If you're interested in donating, check out our donation page (and tell your friends!). You can also go to the DONATE tab at the top of the page to get there. Any donation will help us get to our goal - $1, $5, $10 or more, so bring it on!

If you want to run with us, we'd love to have you in Team G Shock gear running beside us. Just let us know what races you want to join in on, or if you have ideas for other races we could run!

Thank you all for the support over these last 3 years. We're looking forward to raising more awareness and money for the PCF in the coming years! GOOOO G SHOCK!

And Another One!

As Spring heats up and makes room for Summer, our race calendar is steadily filling up! We ran our 30th race a couple of weeks ago, and have 3 more on the calendar already between now and July 1st. The newest addition is the Dash For Dad right here in Nashville. We've run this race before (races 8, 13 and 27) and always have a good time. It was previously known as the Great Prostate Cancer Challenge, and it is usually held in September (which happens to be Prostate Cancer Awareness Month). But this year, the Nashville race has been moved to downtown and to Father's Day Weekend! We set PR's during this race last year, so we'll have to see how we do this time around. The course we will be running is much hillier than past years, so that will be a fun challenge!

Before we get to that race we have the Memorial Day Dash to look forward to on May 28th! We also have a couple of announcements coming to the blog soon so be sure to come back and check those out!

Event #30 - Girls On The Run 5k

This past Saturday, we took to our favorite local course (Shelby park) for the Girls On The Run 5k. As I mentioned on Friday, I had been sick the few days leading up to the race so I wasn't sure what to expect. Lucky for us it rained that morning so the temperature at the start was not as hot as it could have been, which helped everyone.

Its always fun to run alongside the young kids who have been training all year for this race. We also ran into our friend (and my coworker), Sam near the start of the race, and it was fun to run with her along the way.

Nate & I started out running together, but I started feeling a little off during the run which slowed me down, so Nate went ahead, and its a good thing he did. He set a new PR and placed 2nd in his age group! I did not have the same luck, but I did keep my time under 30, which I'll have more about on another day.

Here are our official times:

87th place - Nate Towne - 27:39
120th place - Sara Towne - 29:33

And we were able to get some fun photos after the race...

We were running a little late so this is our after the race "before" picture.

The official "after" picture.

Me & Sam

Sam & Nate with their valuable prizes :) 

Sam got 3rd in her age group, and Nate placed 2nd in his!

I didn't win an age group prize, but I did win 

a door prize of some fancy socks!

My brother, Geoff, and his girlfriend Adrienne also ran a race on Saturday for Team G Shock. They ran the Manassas City Police Association Memoral 5k, and are giving us a run for our money on times. We've got some running to do to catch them! Here are their results:

32nd place - Geoff Ross - 24:34
47th place - Adrienne Helms - 26:01

And as usual, here is a photo to go with the times!

Geoff & Adrienne at the race

We're filling up our calendar with races and will keep you updated on those! GOOOO G SHOCK!!

Tomorrow We Race!

Its been a while, but tomorrow we will be running our 30th race! I caught a bug this week and was knocked down a bit, but have been resting up so we're ready to go.

My brother Geoff and his girlfriend Adrienne are running a race up in VA tomorrow too and I have been promised a photo so we will have updates on that as well next week!

Wish us luck - goooo G Shock!

Another Race!

We have another race on the books that I wanted to let you all know about! As usual, we will be headed up to Bethany Beach for some quality time with the Ross family around the 4th of July. Instead of doing one of the Dewey Beach races we've done over the last couple of years (which have been super fun), we're going back to an oldie but a goodie. We're going to run the Firecracker 5k, which for some of you original Team G Shock friends might sound familiar because it was our FIRST RACE EVER. We're excited to give this one a go again, and to have Dad (and maybe some other family - hint, hint) run with us.

We've been traveling a ton lately, but are finally in town for a while and looking forward to our upcoming races! We've got Nate's parents in town this weekend and then our racing season will officially begin with the Girls on The Run 5k on May 5th. Keep an eye on the calendar we've added on the right side (over there ----->) to see what events we have coming up!

We're baaaaack (again)!

It has been FAR too long between posts - and for that I apologize to our readers (Hi Mom!). We have been busy traveling which has made the first few months of 2012 fly by. So far its been NYC, California (for Nate), Florida, Tunica, Las Vegas, and New Orleans (for me). Whew. Lots of fun has been had, but we are TIRED and ready to spend some much needed time at home with our Nashville friends.

In between all of that, we've been continuing to work out at Crossfit CFT, which has been lots of fun. We've been working hard and getting stronger, which will hopefully show in our running! And speaking of running....we've got some races on the books finally! We're excited to get back into the running season, and run our 30th race (and then more after that). Our first race will be the Girls On The Run 5k at Shelby Park (our favorite course, and the namesake for our puppy). We were supposed to run this race back in 2010, but Mother Nature had other ideas, so we're excited to give it a go this year! A few weeks after that we will run the Memorial Day Dash for the 3rd time. We love this race, and are looking forward to doing it again!

We're working on a few other races for the Summer, and will let you know once we have those planned! In the meantime, we hope everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend with family & friends, and hopefully some sunshine!

Happy New Year!

Cheers to 2012! We are finally getting back into the swing of things after a great trip to Virginia to see my family & friends. We drove which was actually kind of fun, and that meant we could take Shelby with us, which was great!

As usual, the holidays remind us of everything we are lucky to have, which is a lot. We have wonderful families, amazing friends and lots of support for Team G Shock. Its been 2 1/2 years since we started this team and we have had an incredible time thanks to all of you.

I am also reminded of reasons why we started Team G Shock (other than the obvious - my Dad).
Over the holidays we lost a wonderful family friend who was very dear to my heart. Mrs. Huffman put everything she had into her fight, and she fought until the end. She was the sweetest soul I have ever known (and I feel confident saying that because I have known her my whole life). We will continue to run our races and raise awareness with Mrs.Huffman and all of the other cancer fighters we know as our inspiration.

One of my favorite pictures from our wedding day. 

Mr. & Mrs. Huffman dancing among friends.