tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post1673750126758820704..comments2024-02-21T14:16:41.586-05:00Comments on Jess Runs: How It Took Me 5 Years to Run a 5KUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-6943495649679169622012-11-09T04:53:51.000-05:002012-11-09T04:53:51.000-05:00Emily, I'm so proud of you and your racing abi...Emily, I'm so proud of you and your racing abilities.LOVE the Race for the Cure picture you added. And for the record, Amy and I did "run" that race (or ran, jogged, walked repeat). That was also the race right after I met Steve. The first few months of us dating he thought I was a "runner". Oh false pretenses. :) MAZEL! Great post!Sam Laznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-67255659514115395382012-11-09T05:05:57.000-05:002012-11-09T05:05:57.000-05:00Emily, thanks for sharing this. This is EXACTLY ho...Emily, thanks for sharing this. This is EXACTLY how I feel going into my first 5k, which is in just 2 weeks! (Ugh, just mentioning it makes me wanna vom!) I'm so nervous about tripping up in front of all my superfast, roadrunner friends, but I need to do this just to clear that mental hurdle! Reading your story has given me some reassurance. Thanks again!Raquelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-1956098510417442422012-11-09T09:34:29.000-05:002012-11-09T09:34:29.000-05:00This is inspiring. Also, a race where dancing is a...This is inspiring. <br><br>Also, a race where dancing is allowed?! I may actually be willing to run if it meant I could also dance. Or maybe I'll just dance...Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-43742783177254806342012-11-09T10:15:42.000-05:002012-11-09T10:15:42.000-05:00Thanks so much Zach! And for finding the results.....Thanks so much Zach! And for finding the results...that's awesome, I couldn't even figure out how to do that after :) I appreciate it!Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-87723918760162826562012-11-09T10:17:06.000-05:002012-11-09T10:17:06.000-05:00Raquel!! You will be awesome. It's kind of ter...Raquel!! You will be awesome. It's kind of terrifying at first but once I was past the start line it went so much better than I thought it would. Thanks so much for reading!Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-30035782417663021762012-11-09T10:17:32.000-05:002012-11-09T10:17:32.000-05:00Haha Sam you were totally a running rockstar that ...Haha Sam you were totally a running rockstar that day, I remember you and Amy ran the whole thing! Thanks for reading!!Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-1635641503456051312012-11-09T10:26:25.000-05:002012-11-09T10:26:25.000-05:00Congrats Emily! This is so great!Congrats Emily! This is so great!Erinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-81653805294176340602012-11-09T08:31:33.000-05:002012-11-09T08:31:33.000-05:00Great story, Emily! Really enjoyed reading it.Great story, Emily! Really enjoyed reading it.Ellehttp://eatrunsail.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-86138704238636499552012-11-09T08:42:27.000-05:002012-11-09T08:42:27.000-05:00Awesome post...and awesome accomplishment! The men...Awesome post...and awesome accomplishment! The mental hurdles are always the toughest ones. It doesn't matter whether or not you're a runner "at heart." You're a runner now, so wear that proudly.<br><br>Also, I stalked the results for you. You weren't last. You weren't even close to last. Good luck on #2.Zachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-2695892484222605432012-11-14T09:23:50.000-05:002012-11-14T09:23:50.000-05:00This is so awesome, Emily! And I'm so glad you...This is so awesome, Emily! And I'm so glad you did it at my favorite little university in NW DC. :)Nicole V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-55700198512669828552012-11-12T05:24:00.000-05:002012-11-12T05:24:00.000-05:00[...] Laurie, Emily and me at the dance [...][...] Laurie, Emily and me at the dance [...]LivingSocial Glow in the Dark 5Khttp://jessruns.com/2012/11/livingsocial-glow-in-the-dark-5k-dance-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25824302.post-51288422999215723972012-11-10T19:29:00.000-05:002012-11-10T19:29:00.000-05:00Congrats Emily!! That's so great and thank you...Congrats Emily!! That's so great and thank you for sharing your story with us. I think that this is a huge lesson and one that I'm continually reminded of - "you don’t have to wait for things to be exactly the way you want them to make changes in your life — you can just start, right now, regardless, and good things will follow."Christine @ Love, Life, Surfhttp://www.lovelifesurf.comnoreply@blogger.com