i'm alive!

i apologize for not writing in the past few weeks. work has been eating up most of my free time, leaving me with very little time to run. yesterday was my first run in seven days. i haven't gone that long with NO running since i started training for the marathon.

when i wasn't running, i felt sluggish. i hope this translates into: running = daily habit, even after the marathon.

over the past two months, i have raised over $3000. i have $2000 more to go! i'm a bit nervous of not making it, but i know i can.

over the same amount of time i have:

• Ran 11 miles without stopping!
• Ran the fastest miles i have ever ran in my life!
• Participated in my first 10K since 8th grade and did fairly well!
• Ran in a thunderstorm!
• Raised more money than I ever thought I could!

Small accomplishments like this make me quite happy. Tonight, I am running the CP loop (6miles). Wish me luck.

What a Week!

I am still on a Saturday run high. I ran 11 miles at a 11:00 min/mile rate and was not even the least bit tired. We trained in Central Park. My husband and I got to Central Park at 6:30A to stand in the Shakespeare in the Park line. It was the last weekend for Romeo and Juliet. Around 7:40A, I walked over to 72nd Street entrance, the TnT meeting site.

I ran with my mentor teammates, Emily and Lori, and another mentor Melissa. What I love about team training is what you talk about. We chatted about so many random things. And you feel the running connection- much like a connection you make with a person while volunteering, coaching, working.

So, I ran the farthest I have ran in this training. My only pain was a weak left knee. I iced it when we got back home.

And no, we didn't get tickets to the play. But, what a great way to spend a beautiful Saturday.

W-O-W

i'm pretty excited to share some news. on tuesday, our coaches had an interesting exercise for us. we had to run three miles consecutively. we ran one mile and had a 0.7 mile cool down. then we ran mile 2 followed by a cool down. and same with mile three.

what made this different from the other miles we have been doing is that each of the miles were going to be timed. AND we were supposed to run below sprinting effort but higher than comfortable pace.

guess how fast i ran on tuesday?

first mile: 7:49
second mile: 8:04
third mile: 8: 08

WOO HOO!!!!! i'm still in shock. just typing those numbers was daunting. i'm kinda proud of myself.

and what made it special is that after i ran, i went to over to a cafe/bar right next to our studio and saw one of my honored teammates, archana, and shared the news to her. she was quite proud. and that made me happy.

Running

Over the past two weeks, I have been traveling for work and on vacation. I ran a lot when I was at home. My dad and I ran three times, and once with my brother. I did alot of hill training and it was perfect running weather.

While I was in Minnesota for work, I ran once at the hotel gym.

Then it happened.

The airlines lost my luggage. Guess what? My running shoes and outfit were neating piled in my sports bag...which I checked in.

After the stress, I got my luggage back.

I ran on Saturday.
And ran yesterday (for a short while).

I'm back on track today! I am excited to be running and looking forward to the timed miles. A bit scared that I won't hit my mark, but it's okay. I'll be running.