This morning I rolled out of bed at 10:30, the latest possible time to wake up so I could have enough time to get dressed and head to the Women Run office. I went downstairs, still in my pajamas, and the first thing I saw was my mom, sitting on the couch in her running apparel, folding clothes. I looked into the kitchen and saw the pancake mixture and pan out and my younger brother eating pancakes, which I assumed he didn’t make for himself. My mom had made him breakfast, had folded a load of laundry, cleaned the kitchen, and taken care of the dog all before I woke up and after she ran. 5 days a week, my mom goes running. It could be what she considers an ‘easy’ run, a quick 7 miler, or a more difficult run of 14+ miles. 7 days in a week however, she is running everything else. She runs to the beach, to the grocery store, our family’s social calendar. She runs to teach my siblings and I how to be the best we can be, how to give 100% in everything we can, and how to make a difference.

Are you a left lane driver? Always on the go. Trying to juggle it all. The purpose of Women Run is to support and celebrate all that women do – for others, for their communities, for their families and hopefully for themselves. As women, we can do it all, just not all at the same time! So if you are a left lane driver, going over the speed limit and trying to get it all done, do yourself a favor . . . take a look at what you are running around for and make sure all those “things” are really things that matters. Think about it – Run for what matters.

Women Run supported Greenlight for Girls in its first ever U.S. event: An all day FREE event for girls aged 11-15 years old to learn about Science and Technology. 150 girls participated on June 11, 2011 in Dartmouth, MA with workshops covering Science, Health & Beauty, Oceanography and Engineering.

Greenlight for Girls is a Brussel, Belguim-based international non-profit organization that promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to girls of all ages and backgrounds. According to the U.S. Dept. of Labor women make up 9 percent of engineers today and 19 percent of engineering undergraduates in the U.S. are girls. Check them out at www.greenlightforgirls.org

Wear your Women Run apparel and keep an eye out for the Run Rover! We’re travelling around New England and if we catch you wearing your WR apparel, we’ll give you a free gift.  Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up with where we will be!