We absolutely love the shape MRTT has taken in 2017 - we have continued to grow into a close group of supportive ladies that lift each other up and continue to grow. Our group had an amazing year! Several found ways to get motivated to start being active or get back at it, so many have achieved personal records based on time and/or distance and several have held their head high while doing what it takes to recover and rebuild from injuries. We all have one thing in common at the very least - this group of amazing and strong women. Thank you to everyone who contributes, encourages, shares advice and helps our group continue to be a supportive place for female runners of all stages in their running journey!
MRTT Holiday Party
Our favorite gathering of the year - our holiday party!! With all the holiday hustle going on, we decided a simple gathering would be perfect this year! A special thanks to all these frunners for making the time to gather, enjoy laughs and share bad running decisions made throughout the year. Also, a very specials thanks to several of our sponsors for helping make the party a success. Deb White - decorations and amazing dessert table, Camp Gladiator and The Cake Agent for some special giveaways, among other items from sponsors and MRTT!
MRTT Gives Back
We love it when a great idea comes to life! We wanted to thank our local firefighters and surprise them with kindness, so our chapter collected donations! We ran to two main fire-stations in the City of Allen and dropped of Kroger gift-cards and thanked them for all they do. We may have mentioned that several of us stop by the station during our running routes and thanked them for clean bathrooms :)
Here we are in front of one of the stations while running our 6+ mile route to drop off the gift cards. They were very grateful and definitely enjoyed the surprise!
2017 Mileage Goals
Our goal setters in the group often kick off the year with an annual mileage goal. We have a spreadsheet and monthly achievement badges we send out to keep them motivated throughout the year. Others may just add up mileage near the last part of the year and try to hit a specific number by running often in those last months.
Wherever you fall, we love having something to recognize yearly miles earned. Here is an example of what several will be showing off this year - from the 250 - 2500 mileage club, our group hits all the miles!!! If you haven't ordered one and want more details, contact a Chapter Leader.
Enjoy the View
We have taken in some amazing views this month, thanks for sharing!
Out for a Run
Look at all these awesome ladies making no excuses to get out and get it done! Always an inspiration and love seeing everyone active and having fun at the same time. (Or at least smiling long enough to make us think it was fun!)
Race Day
Congratulations to everyone who raced this month! We had a lots of runners at the BMW Dallas Marathon, The Santa Run, The Rudolph Run, The New Years Double and more. Keep having fun and we can't wait to see everyone in action in January. Don't forget to list your race in the Races We Are Doing document, it can be found in the FB files section. We can give you a pre-race shout-out also :)
We wish everyone a healthy and happy 2018. We can't wait to see how 2018 takes shape for this group - lot's of goals already being set! Happy running in January - don't forget to checkout our monthly challenges or 5 by the 5th to keep you moving. We also want to thank our local MRTT sponsors for supporting our group!