Running Teamwork

This was a much-anticipated day in our local running community because our favorite specialty running store, Runners Roost, was scheduled to announce their newly selected running and triathlon teams for 2013. "The Roost" formed these teams several years ago, and they've since become very popular and many runners and triathletes from the Denver/Colorado Springs/Fort Collins area apply for a very limited number of slots on the various teams.  These teams encompass folks from our local elite runners like Kim Dobson and Heather Utrata, to little ol' me.  Yep, I'm looking forward to being a part of the running team for a second year.  I'm also very excited to hear that some of my Runners Edge of the Rockies friends will also be on the team for the first time this year--and know that it's well-deserved on their part!  It will also be great to see returning teammates and friends, and get to know other new teammates.  The Roost does a fantastic job with these teams, and I'd like to give a special shout out to Matt Smith, who coordinates it all. Not an easy job with a bunch of us type A personalities!

If you're a runner or have a runner in your life, you probably know that we tend to be just a wee bit independent, and can tend towards being loners.  That said, isn't it a bit ironic that we also love to be part of teams? We'll run miles and miles and miles solo, but then can't wait to go to an organized group run (that's not a race) to get in 5 or 6 miles together.  We'll gather with our teammates after a race--it never fails--and whether we had a great race or not so much, it always makes things even better.  

There's something about being on a team, whether that team is actually called a "team" or "training group"...We pursue our individual goals, but also encourage our teammates and are genuinely excited for them when they reach theirs--whether we did or not.  

Cheers to all my teammates for a 2013 full of PRs, course records, wins/AG group placing, injury-free training, and making new friends!   



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