Wow, what an incredible weekend for Cypress Running Club! Our “No More Excuses” 5K training program kicked off on Saturday with dozen of enthusiastic runners and coaches. If you are thinking about joining, it’s not to late to start!
For veteran club members, this has been the weekend they have been looking to since receiving their lottery confirmation emails last summer advising that they were selected to participating in the Chevron Marathon or Aramco Half Marathon. As is traditional, the weekend kicked off with a carb-loading pasta party on Friday evening. Airrosti was present and applied kinesio tape as needed to help runners get race ready. That evening was also the setting for CRC to receive our $750 for participation in the Texas 10 Series races in 2013.
Race day on Sunday did not disappoint. Over 100 CRC members congregated in George R. Brown before the race for the team photo! While they later divided themselves into assigned corrals, they reconnected on the course to inspire each other. Also providing inspiration were CRC cheer stations at miles 7 and 22, in addition to spouses making stops every few miles along the course. A professional photographer rounded out the special perks for runners, and the stage was set for more PRs and memorable firsts.