A Run/Eat Blogger Meetup (and blah-blah blogging)

Well friends, I know I haven't been around much lately, because I've had the blogging blahs.  When it comes to blogging I'm usually all:

But lately I've been more:

"Meh" about blogging and the internet in general.  I've really just needed a break from it.  Anyway, I'm now back to it and I hope there are still some of you around :D

To the blogging!  

A few weeks ago, I went to a blogger meetup with a bunch of fantastic bloggers and Tweeters.  I was incredibly excited to go, aside from the one teeny-tiny, itty-bitty, little catch.

I had to drive through downtown, down a crazy off-ramp, and over a very large bridge.

(Have I ever mentioned that I'm afraid of heights?  Like, a vertigo-inducing, crippling paralysis kind of fear?  Yup.)

I tried to convince TriGuy to go with me.  And by "go with me" I absolutely mean "DRIVE me".

He was not exactly psyched about sitting around while I ran and then chatted with a bunch of girls.  Go figure.  Also, he may have been burned once or two dozen times in the past by this statement.

So, the morning of, I sucked it up (after a last-ditch effort for chauffering accompaniment).

It was early and on the weekend so there was not too much traffic.  I managed to get to the right exit and get over the bridge without passing out, so that was a success.

Once I was safely on the other side I had to stop at a traffic light.  By that point I had some serious cottonmouth and I was shaking from head to toe.  My teeth even started chattering.

But, I had done it!

Once I got to the meetup point, it took just a few minutes for everyone to arrive.  We had decided on a 5 mile run followed by lunch.  We headed out and broke up into groups.  I was so happy to run with Erika, and was comforted that she had already run that morning.

I figured she would be ok running slowly with me.

I was also happy that we were running along the water, where it was flat; a rare treat for me.
We decided to throw in a couple of sprints right at the halfway mark.  I went all out.  I'm talking full-steam.  It felt great!

...for about 10 seconds.

I then spent the last 2.5 miles engaging in fabulous conversation with Erika.

I was scintillating.

Once our run was done, we met up to eat with the other runners, along with a few other ladies who joined us for lunch. I got to chat with Stacie, Erika, Rebecca, Zoe, Nicole, Pensive Pumpkin, Emily, Allison, and Robyn.

We had a great time getting to know each other, and Stacie had a fantastic surprise:  a company called Run Pretty Far had heard about our meetup and sent us all their stickers, hairbands, and running sleeves!

Social media is a wonderful thing!

I'm looking forward to another meetup soon :)

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