We are so excited to be bringing you the “Shamrock Spotlight Series” on our blogs! The Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 8k Races bring thousands of runners, of all ages, abilities and locations, to the Virginia Beach oceanfront every year! As J&A Racing Live Love Run Ambassadors, we decided we wanted to celebrate these races, J&A Racing, and our community by doing a series that highlights participants, both local and out of town, on their journey to this years’ races.
We were incredibly fortunate to get the response we did when asking for volunteers to be spotlighted, and are grateful for the opportunity to share their stories with you!
Kristy and Lesleyanne
SHAMROCK SPOTLIGHT SERIES: SHARON WOOD
Age: 26
Current City: Virginia Beach, VA
Training for the Shamrock Half Marathon
“I am a mom, fitness instructor, and blogger who found the love for running after having my second son.”
Why you are running a Shamrock race in 2014? It’s the one 1/2 Marathon I make a point to run each year, it is sort of my running anniversary race
When did you start running? March 2011
How many races have you done and what’s your favorite? 16. The Wicked 10K is my favorite by far
Where do you prefer to run? Anywhere that is not the treadmill
What’s the longest distance you’ve run? 14 miles
What is the one thing you DON’T like about running? Running out of time to run more
Favorite post-run indulgence? PIZZA
Favorite running shoe? Brooks Ravena
Favorite song to run to? Stronger by Kelly Clarkson
Favorite website to waste time on? my own 🙂 Momondealz.com
Favorite running moment? Crossing the finish line of my first 5k in May of 2011
If you could pick one celebrity to run with, who would it be? Will Ferrell so he could keep me laughing the whole time.
GOOD LUCK SHARON!
You can follow Sharon’s shamrock journey on facebook and on twitter.
Kristy Maute 