Our Overnight Coach Jason Krumenaker |
A week ago this past Saturday
my teammate and co-worker LaTonya and I drove to the Sports Basement in San
Francisco to participate in the Overnight’s 5 mile training walk and a sneak preview
of the route.
What a beautiful day for a
walk it was. Upon arrival we were
greeted by our Overnight Walk coach Jason Krumenaker. He made me feel so welcome and special with
his warm and enthusiastic “Hi… it’s so nice to meet you LeAnn” and “I’m so glad
you were able to make it”. His
enthusiasiam and positive energy did not end with his hello!
Jason led the group gathered
in the parking lot of the Sports Basement in some stretching exercises,
educating some of us on the fact that your shin actually has muscle to
stretch. Also that there is a reason our
mothers always told us “not to stand on tables”. Lucky for Jason that he’s young and quite
agile… as he almost stretched himself right off of the table he stood on so we could all see him.
So after our stretching exercise,
we were all off on our first official Overnight training walk. Along the way we met new people, shared
some of our stories, received tips on the best type of shoe insoles to get for
our upcoming 18 mile journey and made new friends.
The Training Walk was
supposed to be a 5 mile walk, but felt like it was much longer than that. Could this be an indication that I need to
get in more training walks before the 9th than I have thus far? Absolutely!!
Now if we could just figure
out how to bottle and distribute the energy of our Overnight Coach Jason… the
walk would be a piece of cake!!
I have done a few mini-training walks
since the Training Walk in San Francisco. I even braved the 96 degree heat in
Scottsdale, Arizona while visiting there with a friend for a few days last
week. I do not recommend training in
that kind of heat for any extended period of time.
Thank goodness for the little strip malls I came across… shopping and
air conditioning!! What more can a girl ask for?
Thank you for your company
and conversation to those met during the Training Walk. I hope that we see each other again at the
Overnight on the 9th and 10th and a very special thank
you to Jason!! You are truly inspirational
and motivating, added to how darn adorable you are, you are lucky that I didn't snatch you and all of that positive energy you have up and take you home with me.
~~ Charles Dickens