The Adventures of Syd

This story began when I arrived back from Kenya in February. While I was gone, the interns had decided that we needed to get more exercise. So, when we heard that the local Irish pub -Jack Quinn’s - sponsored a 5k every Tuesday night, we thought that would be a fun way to get involved with the community and to stay in shape. Then, what sealed the deal… we found out that if we ran 10 of the races, we would become part of the Jack Quinn’s running club and get a free t-shirt! Done. 

So, every Tuesday after work, we walked down to Jack Quinn’s, signed in, and ran a 5k. In the beginning I was invigorated by the challenge…then, it got cold. I have now run in below freezing weather and while it was snowing. It was times like these I would do a lot of soul searching and ask myself questions like, “Why the heck am I doing this? Do I really need another t-shirt? Is a t-shirt really all it takes to get me to run? Are my fingers going to fall off if I run without gloves in 20 degree weather?”… etc etc.

I think what I have concluded is that I am motivated by tasks. Give me a list and I will work to mark everything off it. The run wasn’t so much about the t-shirt as it was about completing the challenge…and 6 of the 9 interns did complete the task on May 10, 2011. I am happy to introduce you to the newest members of the Jack Quinn’s running club.

I’m Sydney Flowers and I ran 31 miles for a free t-shirt.