Running Across Iowa With Internet Friends
I forgot how I initially found Lyz Lenz’ writing, but I’ve been a fan of hers for a while. It might’ve started with her Twitter account. When she launched a newsletter, I subscribed as quickly as I could. I joined when she launched a Discord with Garret Bucks of The White Pages. What I didn’t expect was finding a community. I found out one of the other members also ran the same Turkey Day race I do (Manchester Road Race), so we met up before the race. When this member (Beau) suggested creating a team for Relay Iowa, I was the first to register. I didn’t know what to expect. Spending 2.5 days either running or in a van didn’t sound like a lot of fun, but it at least sounded like a challenge. When I left for Cedar Rapids in early June, my husband expected me to be miserable most of the time. I expected to be miserable most of the time. What actually happened was one of the most fun weekends I’ve ever had.


It was so much fun, we are doing it again this year. Lyz has a much more well written post about our efforts. Last year, we raised money for One Iowa and Trans Mutual Aid Iowa. This year, we are still raising money for Trans Mutual Aid Iowa and Iowa Abortion Access Fund. These are two extremely important causes and I hope you support us by supporting them!