TWINS RUN in our family: Cherry Blossom 10 Miler

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Sunday, November 16, 2014

2015 Credit Union Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run T-Shirt

The 2015 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run T-shirt design was unveiled at the Fall Kickoff party on Friday night. Attendees voted for the Heather Gray T-shirt to showcase the beautiful artwork by Abby Matousek! For an awesome recap of the evening, visit Kim Runs Miles blog post! The lottery to enter the 2015 Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run opens on Monday, December 1 and the race is Sunday, April 12, 2015. I'm grateful for the opportunity to join the CUCB Blog Team and will share more information about this wonderful race in the coming months! Stay tuned!

For more information:
Follow @CUCB on Twitter & Instagram
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Visit the CUCB website & CUCB blog

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Irish Twins Run Together

It's been a year since we decided to run the 2012 Chicago Marathon together with Team Lemon. We wanted to run in memory of Leah's Irish brother-in-law, Michael, to support Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer. Four months later, our Irish grandma "GG" died suddenly of cancer. Over the past year, we ran 4 races together and raised over $1,500 to fight childhood cancer.

We're identical (and 1/4 Irish) twins running together to remember Michael and GG. While we didn't race together today, we each ran 10 miles at the same time. Another virtual run together. We'll run the B.A.A. 5K together on April 14 and our 2nd Chicago Marathon together on October 13.

Leah's Charlottesville 10 Miler

1:18:14

Malinda's 10 mile Cherry Blossom training run

1:34:22

We're grateful to run together to remember.

Today, it's 8 months since GG died.

Aileen O’Connor Hill

January 7, 1938 – July 16, 2012

Tomorrow, it's 10 years since Michael died.

Michael Connor

November 23, 1973 – March 17, 2003

Leah's brother-in-law, Michael Connor, was diagnosed with leukemia as a child. Michael fought cancer with his inspiring Irish spirit, so it was bittersweet when he died on St. Patrick's Day 10 years ago.

Our Irish grandmother, Aileen O'Connor Hill, (affectionately know as "GG") was diagnosed with cancer on Friday, July 13, 2012 and died on Monday, July 16, 2012.

We run 2gether to remember Michael & GG. No donation is 2 small 2 fight childhood cancer. Could you skip a green beer or Irish coffee this weekend and donate $2? ;-)

Thanks for your support!

“Fighting Childhood Cancer, One Race at a Time”
www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/91042
www.facebook.com/twinsruninourfamily
@TwinsRun

Thursday, September 13, 2012

BQ Fast 1/2 Answers Another Mother Runner's 10 Running-Related Questions

Love this post by Another Mother Runner's @SBSontherun & @Dimityontherun:

10 Running-Related Personal Questions

BQ Fast 1/2 @LeahCville's Answers:

1. Best run ever: 2012 Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run

1:12:36 (exactly 4 minutes faster than the previous year!)

2. Three words that describe my running: Train Race Repeat

3. My go-to running outfit is: To keep me warm in the winter I love my Skirt Sports Tough Girl
Great deep pockets hold my iphone too!

Team Sparkle Skirts (races)

Costumes (runDisney races)

4. Quirky habit while running: Doing radio interviews

5. Morning, midday, evening: Early Morning

6. I won’t run outside when it’s: Pitch black, pouring rain or icy

7. Worst injury—and how I got over it: piriformis issues (PT! PT! PT!) & sesamoid stress fractures (still broken!)

8. I felt most like a bada** mother runner when: My kids cheer me at the track!

9. Next race is: Pepsi 10K * (9/15) hoping for a PR or close to it!

Charlottesville Catholic School All Terrain 5K * (9/29) … for FUN!