wow. marathon weekend is here! i'm overwhelmed and my heart is full with gratitude. i'm so grateful for my friends and family who have supported me these past few months. i'm so grateful for the wonderful people i've met and the stories i've heard about strong fighters of this disease. i'm in awe of the courage, determination and pure guts of cancer patients and i am humbled and oh-so honored to be running on sunday for them and for the lance armstrong foundation. i am not a good writer. but even if i was, words would not be able to accurately express what this experience has meant to me. it has been worth every early saturday morning, every pop of an advil, every.single.step.
my ipod playlist is set. my nails are painted black (i always paint my nails black before a race...shows i'm tough :P). my bright yellow liveSTRONG tutu is made. the training is done and all that's left to do is go out there sunday morning and pick a fight with cancer. those austin hills will bleed yellow.
game on, cancer.
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
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Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
update.
happy new year!! i can't believe the race is only a month and a half away!
training has been going really well. after a month or two of random aches and pains and the usual mental game of "why on EARTH did i think this was a good idea??" and "can i really do this??" i figured it was now or never, put my game face on and started pounding out the miles. it's amazing the determination you can muster once you commit to something whole-heartedly.
this week is my "rest" week, thank goodness! i will only be running 12 miles for my long run and it just so happens to be perfect timing because i will be in dallas for the weekend at a retreat. i'm happy to be starting 2011 with a little r&r - for both body and spirit. i'm hoping to have time to stop in austin on the way home so i can run on my favorite trail :) oh town lake, how i've missed you!
i got some great gifts for christmas to keep me motivated and on track...first of all, i am so happy to report that i met my fundraising goal on christmas eve!!! is that a great gift or what?!? so so happy about that! cody got me lots of running-themed gifts (thanks, babe!) including a new i pod shuffle, some running socks, a gift certificate for a massage, and my favorite beer for a post-run treat. mom got me some relaxing bath salts and comfy socks, and christina & matt got me a awesome livestrong jacket! i'm all set :)
over the holiday break i was able to get some solid long runs in, including a 19.5 miler, a 15 miler (on a treadmill, no less! that takes a lot of red bull and advil, let me tell ya ;), an 8.5 miler with christina, and an 18 miler on new years eve.
i'm feeling strong and healthy. this time around i'm taking particularly good care of my body...making sure i'm eating well & taking time for pilates and stretching and boy can i tell a difference in my runs! i'm also cross-training with spinning and yoga to keep my muscles strong but not overworked.
oh, and i have a particularly good running buddy to keep me motivated...jack is now up to 4 miles straight! his excitement to hit the trails is contagious!
training has been going really well. after a month or two of random aches and pains and the usual mental game of "why on EARTH did i think this was a good idea??" and "can i really do this??" i figured it was now or never, put my game face on and started pounding out the miles. it's amazing the determination you can muster once you commit to something whole-heartedly.
this week is my "rest" week, thank goodness! i will only be running 12 miles for my long run and it just so happens to be perfect timing because i will be in dallas for the weekend at a retreat. i'm happy to be starting 2011 with a little r&r - for both body and spirit. i'm hoping to have time to stop in austin on the way home so i can run on my favorite trail :) oh town lake, how i've missed you!
i got some great gifts for christmas to keep me motivated and on track...first of all, i am so happy to report that i met my fundraising goal on christmas eve!!! is that a great gift or what?!? so so happy about that! cody got me lots of running-themed gifts (thanks, babe!) including a new i pod shuffle, some running socks, a gift certificate for a massage, and my favorite beer for a post-run treat. mom got me some relaxing bath salts and comfy socks, and christina & matt got me a awesome livestrong jacket! i'm all set :)
over the holiday break i was able to get some solid long runs in, including a 19.5 miler, a 15 miler (on a treadmill, no less! that takes a lot of red bull and advil, let me tell ya ;), an 8.5 miler with christina, and an 18 miler on new years eve.
i'm feeling strong and healthy. this time around i'm taking particularly good care of my body...making sure i'm eating well & taking time for pilates and stretching and boy can i tell a difference in my runs! i'm also cross-training with spinning and yoga to keep my muscles strong but not overworked.
oh, and i have a particularly good running buddy to keep me motivated...jack is now up to 4 miles straight! his excitement to hit the trails is contagious!
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