What's your most memorable run?

I run in the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial Marathon. Very memorable.

Mine won't sound all that exciting. It was a short trail run in a park on Whidbey Island. It was memorable because it was my first ever trail run, and it was something that I've always wanted to do.

Just completed my first half marathon (4/10), Iron Girl Clearwater Beach. Course had 3 bridges! Followed Hal HIgdon training program for 12 weeks, perfect training plan! It was great and now I have the 1/2 fever!!!

Yay!! My most memorable was completing my first half last October. It was in Augusta GA and absolutely beautiful! I just completed my second half a month ago (3/20), the Georgia Half Marathon in Atlanta and it was nothing but hills! I just wanted to cross the finish line! I also used Hal Higdons program for both

mine was nothing special as i havent ever done an actual 5k or anything above. but i was running on the trail out at the lake one day with my sister, and felt like my back was on fire! so my sister looked, and there was a big huge locust on my back that had already sucked a hole in the back of my shirt and was latching onto my skin! it was terrible! once she got it off i think we mananged the rest of the two miles in a matter of 5 min!

Mine was my first, and so far only, marathon last December. Around mile 18 my ITBS flared up so bad, I was in extreme pain. I was crying by mile 20. At that point I said to myself there was no way I had gone this far to give up, so I pushed to the bitter end. 27 mins over my goal time, but I crossed the finish line. I used to use childbirth as the motivator for getting me through difficult and painful situations, but now I use the marathon. If I can do that....I can do anything!!!
I'm hoping to try it again this year.

My most memorable is my most memorable because it was my worst!

It was November, and my brother was installing a new water heater for us. I would say "I helped," but I didn't, other than running upstairs for tools and helping him carry it in the house. But I forgot to close the gate. Then let the dog outside without thinking. Who then thought, "AWESOME! I can take MYSELF for a walk!!!"

When I realized he was missing, I ran to the park. It's only a few blocks from my house, and he was there, barking at a dog whose yard backed up to the park. I called my little Beavis, and amazingly he came right up to me, so damn proud of himself. And I was proud of him, too, because he doesn't have good recall, and soooooo relieved, I couldn't yell at him for running away.

But I was a wreck. Wheezing. Huffing. Puffing. I walked us home nearly doubled over. I barely had the lung function to yell to my husband (who was still looking for the dog) that I'd found him.

And that's when I decided I need to get in shape. I didn't actually DO anything about it for another month, but it was an "aha" moment.

This past weekend, I ran my second 5k race in 27:56.

And I have my stubborn little misbehaving Pekingese named Beavis to thank for that. :laugh:

Ok... I know that this is supposed to be a serious topic... but I can't run. I dream of running one day. I am actually working with a trainer now three times a week. I also just registered to run in a half marathon next January....eeekkkk!


But for a little comedy...

My most memorable run was when I was ten and I had to run from a bull in a cow pasture! I don't think I have ever moved that fast!

Mine is not as cool as some of yours but mine was this week I did a 15 min mile and that's really good for me