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I am now in my 25th year of running marathons...The first 12 years I raced solo (though I started training with Shamus in his jogging stroller as soon as he could sit in it in 2007). I had some good years chasing fast times by myself but never had as much fun as I do running with Shay.

Shamus and I have now been racing together for 13 years! Our racing career together is longer than my solo years of racing, and I wouldn't have it any other way. This past weekend we raced the Steamtown Marathon together and had a blast taking in the scenery and simply being together on the road, listening to our tunes and rolling through the hills. My solo PR's (personal records) are in the rear-view mirror and have been for quite some time, but Shamus and I TOGETHER still have something left in the tank. However, what we accomplished together on Sunday at Steamtown in Scranton, PA, I never could have imagined.

We went into the race shooting for a new marathon best for us as a team (team records- TR's) and Shamus propelled us to that goal and then some! We set our new TR marathon time by about 10 minutes! But we also set TR's for the mile, 5k, 10k, and half marathon (and nearly every other distance imaginable) en route to our marathon TR! To me the most astounding was the fact that Shamus pulled us to a 3:55 downhill mile (that is NOT a typo...yes, I was able to keep up with Shamus (barely) as we sped down the hill passing the pace cars at sub 4-minute mile pace! Running sub-4 minutes alone was never on my radar as a goal, simply because it never seemed realistic. I was not a super-fast miler. My fastest solo mile was about 4:20...about twenty-five years ago! In fact, running that fast together never really entered my mind. Shamus and I clocked a 4:29 on a downhill mile last year, but sub-4!?!?!? I seriously did not know my legs could go that fast until WE were doing it on Sunday...en route to running over 26 miles together! I had no idea we had done it until after reviewing our mile splits after the race and honestly thought it was probably a glitch with the watch. But during the race Shay had checked our pace on his watch and it had us as low us 3:30/mile pace during that stretch (again I thought it was an error), and bike support near us during the race said he was riding behind us at 3:40/mile as we rocketed down the hill!

Again, there is no way we could have accomplished that feat (and all the miles and TR's that followed) without each other, and I never expected to see times like that for us as I get closer and closer to 50! But as Shamus has shown us all time and time again...Dream BIG...TOGETHER, ANYTHING is possible!

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Hello All! 10 years after the completion of our run across America, we are currently raising funds to help cover the cost of a new appropriately sized racing chair for Shamus from Adaptive Star Mobility. Our goal is to debut Shay's new wheels at the Steamtown Marathon this October. All donations are tax-deductible and no contribution is too small!
If you would like to make a donation of any size, please do so at:
https://donate.ainsleysangels.org/fundraiser/6224368

Spread the word! Thank you for all of your support always!

What an honor it was to join these teams on the start line and the marathon course yesterday as pioneers for racing at the !

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Thanks for the love and support WNYT NewsChannel 13 Chris Onorato Ashley Elizabeth

Send-off for father-son duo Shaun and Shamus Evans A crowd turned out to give a good send-off to a very accomplished father-son duo.The going-away party for Shaun and Shamus Evans was at City Line Bar and Grill on Western Avenue in Albany.NewsChannel 13 has been covering this positive duo from Galway for years. Last year, they ran the Boston Maratho...

13 Seasons skiing together at Double H Ranch!

Nearly every single race I have run since 2013 has been with Shamus or, occasionally, another Ainsley's Angels athlete rider. The few I have run without a rider in the past 11 years have been with Simon. We ran the Sunset 5k in 2017 while Shay was pushed by a friend as we completed our run Down The Mississippi. Si and I ran together again in the 15k Stockadeathon 2022. In both of those races I was happy to be easily cruising with him stride for stride. Yesterday, I had the honor of toeing the line with Simon and our Aquila Running Club at Trackapalooza in central NY in the 5000 meters. As you can see in the pictures, I was able to hang with 2 of our guys but Simon was half a lap ahead of us. Yes, it’s now officially in the record books that Si can beat me in a race and I love it. I love seeing how hard he works and how much he loves to train. It has been an honor coaching these guys (and all of their teammates) over the years. Their hard work is paying dividends and I am excited to see what their senior year brings!

Put on your blue jeans and Register to support Mental Health by walking, jogging, running, strolling or dancing a mile with us on May 16 at the Galway Junior - Senior High School track. Come any time between 2:30 and 6:30 with miles starting every ~15 minutes.
Don’t delay, sign up now at:

https://runsignup.com/Race/NY/Galway/GalwayHSBlueJeanMile

‘Blue Jean Mile’ to raise money for mental health While running in a pair of jeans doesn’t sound like a great idea, people will be doing exactly that for a great cause in Galway. The Blue Jean Mile was created in 2021 to support people battling with mental health issues and to highlight programs designed to help them.

In case you missed it 🙂.
Thanks for the love Runner's World

Buoyed by Crowd, Father-Son Duo Runs 2:55 at Boston Shaun and Shamus Evans averaged 6:42 per mile pace.

Lots of highlights from Marathon Monday and mile ~10 was a big one for Shamus and me! We knew my sister, brother-in-law and nephew would be in Natick to cheer us on. The ability of love and support of family to uplift and propel is real! Just look at the pics to see Shay’s beaming smile and me literally flying and you will see what I mean!

What an incredible ~24 hours in Boston for the most historic marathon! Started with a quick stop at the expo and then headed to ASICS where we found…US!
We are so honored to represent such an incredible, global company. ASICS not only has top notch footwear and apparel, they do things the right way.
We are proud and so grateful to be part of the team!