Today I ran the farthest I've ever gone - about 14.5 miles. That's over half the distance I'll need to run for the marathon! We started at Lake Nokomis and went over to Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun and then back. Grace was my running partner today and I don't know if I would've had the motivation to finish without her there with me. By the end my knees and hip flexors were screaming and my whole body seemed to have tightened up. But it's done and next week is a back down week :-) The weird thing is that I'm noticing the toll it's all taking on my body by the fact that I came home, showered, ate something and then fell asleep for seven hours - that's more than I slept last night! And I know I won't have trouble getting to bed tonight.
A couple updates:
* This next week's Wednesday group run will be the Torchlight 5K. It should be lots of fun and I hope a lot of team members are able to show.
* I have a fundraiser on Friday, August 17th at Lodge Bar. I will be selling 3-for-1 drink tickets for $5 and all the money will go towards my fundraising. If I can sell 100 tickets, that's $500 for my fundraising!
* We are having a team fundraising event on September 16th at Gastof's in NE Minneapolis. There will be dinner tickets and a silent auction. More details are still to come, but I currently need to find some great silent auction items.
* I will be doing one or two Twins game fundraising events. Grandma and Grandpa have volunteered to help me on August 21st, so the three of us will be at the game handing out tickets to people as they enter the gates and then the Twins will donate about $60 ($20 for each of us) to my fundraising account.
* The training has been coming along well and now I need to get back to my fundraising. I still have $1200 to raise to meet my minimum commitment and $1600 to meet my personal fundraising goal.
On a side note, I just found out that one of my high school friends, Mike Grover, has been diagnosed with a malignant form of astrocytosis. They found a mass in his brain and it seems to be in stage 3 or 4, which is not good. They would like to start him on chemo and radiation as soon as possible. We are still waiting to hear more details as the lab results come in. I want to thank those that have been keeping me updated on his condition and I would like to ask you all to keep him in your thoughts as he goes through this difficult battle.
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Saturday, July 7, 2007
July 7th - Thank you Grandma, Grandpa, and Laura!
First I need to say a big "THANK YOU" to my grandparents and co-worker Laura for coming to our group run today (at 6 am!) and helping with the water stops. As the weather gets hotter and the miles increase, we absolutely could not get through our runs without the people that volunteer to have water stops along the route. All the runners really appreciate you donating your time to help support us and it's what helps keep us going when we want to stop.
Tuesday's group run around Harriet went off without any problems and thankfully I wasn't too sore to have fun on the 4th of July. I also was able to get in one lap around Calhoun on Thursday night after my volunteering in Bloomington. I probably should have gone another couple miles but it was too dark. I made up for it by doing extra cross training on Friday at the Y.
Then this morning we had a group run at Gateway Trail. I was scheduled to do 11, but ended up doing some where between 12 and 13 miles. When I had to wake up at about 4:45 am this morning I was cursing our coach for moving up the run but was very thankful that we finished by about 9:30 and so it wasn't too hot yet. My right knee was a little tender, but the cold shower really helps. Technically I should be taking ice baths but since I can't take a bath at my apartment, I take cold showers. The scary thing is that I'm starting to get used to them.
Tuesday's group run around Harriet went off without any problems and thankfully I wasn't too sore to have fun on the 4th of July. I also was able to get in one lap around Calhoun on Thursday night after my volunteering in Bloomington. I probably should have gone another couple miles but it was too dark. I made up for it by doing extra cross training on Friday at the Y.
Then this morning we had a group run at Gateway Trail. I was scheduled to do 11, but ended up doing some where between 12 and 13 miles. When I had to wake up at about 4:45 am this morning I was cursing our coach for moving up the run but was very thankful that we finished by about 9:30 and so it wasn't too hot yet. My right knee was a little tender, but the cold shower really helps. Technically I should be taking ice baths but since I can't take a bath at my apartment, I take cold showers. The scary thing is that I'm starting to get used to them.
Monday, July 2, 2007
July 2nd - Want to help out this Saturday?
Hey all! I'm on a bit of an endorphin high as I write this because I just got back from a run around Calhoun. Yesterday was a rest/stretch day and so after work today I went and did the BodyPump class and then did one lap around Calhoun later in the evening. The best part was how nice the weather was for running - not too hot!
Some great news -- if you're interested in meeting some of the other runners or want to see me running this Saturday, we are looking for people to work the water stops. Basically all you have to do is be there for when the runners come by looking for refreshments. My coach will provide you with all the cups, water, powerade, etc. and so you don't have to worry about anything except being there. It probably helps to bring a friend so that you're not bored while there aren't any runners around. I've already got one person signed up to help -- Thanks Laura!! So please just let me know ASAP if you're interested. If this weekend doesn't work but you think it's something you'd like to do, let me know and I'm sure the team would love to have you help another time as well. Especially since we have some really long runs (14 - 15 miles) coming up in the next couple weeks. With the heat and distance, the more water stops the better.
Tomorrow we are having our group run since Wednesday is 4th of July (though I'm still scheduled to run 5 miles at some point on Weds...thanks coach! ha). Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!
Some great news -- if you're interested in meeting some of the other runners or want to see me running this Saturday, we are looking for people to work the water stops. Basically all you have to do is be there for when the runners come by looking for refreshments. My coach will provide you with all the cups, water, powerade, etc. and so you don't have to worry about anything except being there. It probably helps to bring a friend so that you're not bored while there aren't any runners around. I've already got one person signed up to help -- Thanks Laura!! So please just let me know ASAP if you're interested. If this weekend doesn't work but you think it's something you'd like to do, let me know and I'm sure the team would love to have you help another time as well. Especially since we have some really long runs (14 - 15 miles) coming up in the next couple weeks. With the heat and distance, the more water stops the better.
Tomorrow we are having our group run since Wednesday is 4th of July (though I'm still scheduled to run 5 miles at some point on Weds...thanks coach! ha). Hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday!
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