Running and I have a love/hate relationship. I never really consider myself a “runner”. I grew up playing sports and anytime we have the long conditioning runs, I hated it! Once sports ended, there were no practices to attend, no games to prepare for, no sports goal to achieve. I am by nature a really competitive person, so I needed to work toward a goal to achieve. I needed to challenge myself and push my limits. That’s when I took on the challenge of running.
1st half marathon
Running has taught me a lot of myself. It’s an individual sport that only YOU can mentally and physically push yourself. When you are in a race, you are only racing yourself. A bad day can easily be turned around with a run. You may not always have a good run, but a bad run is better than no run at all.
2nd half marathon
I have completed a bunch of 5k’s and 3 half marathons, but CABOT’S VIRTUAL RACE is one I am super excited about.
That’s right – a VIRTUAL RACE! That means you sign up for your distance (5K, 10K, half- or full-marathon are all options), and complete it at your leisure any time during the month of October.
You get a bib number and a medal. Just log your time on the leaderboard, and the first 100 people to sign up get a free shirt too!
What’s awesome is when you pay the $25 registration fee at Jost Running, 35% of each runner’s registration fee goes to a donation to Feeding America – a non-profit whose mission is to feed America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engage our country in the fight to end hunger.
One lucky participant will be randomly selected to have Cabot donate $1,200 in their name to a local food bank—that’s $1 for each of Cabot’s 1,200 farm family owners. How awesome is that!?
3rd half marathon
Cabot asked to be one of the team leaders for this awesome race! I decided to run a 5k for this race since I am getting ready for a Turkey Trot 5k Thanksgiving morning.
Don’t worry if you’ve never ran a race before. This is the perfect one to start with. Choose your distance, choose the day, and just go at your own pace. You are a winner for just signing up!
WAIT – there is one more thing! Don’t forget able the giveaway! During the month I will be raffling off 1 Cabot Legacy gift box to one of RDelicious Kitchen’s lucky readers!! Just comment below about anything running or your favorite Cabot Cheese to enter! Winner will be selected at the end of the month.
In good health,
Disclaimer: By being a team leader for Cabot’s virtual race, my registration fee was paid for, received a $100 donation in my name to a local food bank of my choice, and was able to provide awesome RDelcious Kitchen readers with a Cabot Legacy gift basket. I was not compensated to write this post, all opinions expressed here are my own.