Wednesday night I had the pleasure to attend an Another Mother Runner event that was held in Portland. As you read yesterday I was nervous about attending and had my struggles when I first arrived but in the end I had a really good time. The event was pretty big with over 100 people in attendance.
Like I said in yesterdays post I did a little retail therapy and bought these two shirts:
After my retail therapy and finally finding another mother to talk with it was time for Sarah to do a reading from Train Like A Mother. Let me tell you she is so warm and hilarious. To top it all off just listening to her talk about running was infectious and of course I ended up signing up for a September 10k while I was there. I really wanted to sign for the half marathon but with such a crazy summer I know I couldn’t commit to training so I decided on a shorter distance.
Another Mother Runner is having similar events across the country and you can sign up to attend one as well! Locations include:
- New Canaan, CT: April 10
- Montclair, NJ: April 11
- Sacramento, CA: April 24
- Bay Area, CA: April 25
- Capital Region (Albany), NY: May 30
- Chicago, IL: August 8
- Columbus, OH: August 29
- Washington D.C. Suburbs: October 3
- Philadelphia, PA: October 17
- St. Louis, MO: October 24
Oh and did I mention that the swag bags are pretty awesome? Also I did win a raffle item but they had some pretty awesome ones which included a Garmin, race entries, and more.
Have you read Run Like A Mother or Train Like A Mother? Are you planning to attend one of the events?
That’s so cool. Wish they had these in Canada!