Sunday, June 20, 2010

It has been a crazy, busy, exciting, progressive, fun past few weeks. I went back to Portland for a week from June 8th - 15th to visit old friends. It was a wonderful time to get some great training in! I ran 30 miles in total that week, which included a 10 mile run with my good friend, Noah. It definitely wasn't a comfortable run, but I felt extremely accomplished when it was finished.

We ran 11 miles yesterday morning with the Team Challenge group at Sawyer Camp Trail in San Bruno. 11 miles felt SOOO much better than 10 miles did last week. Its amazing what a difference running outside in a cool temperature can make. I am getting more and more confident about my half marathon on July 18th. Less than a month away! I want to continue to keep between 25-30 miles/week to keep a steady pace until the race.

This next week is "rest" week, which means that I will cut my mileage back a bit. I woke up this morning with some aching in my left ankle, so I am taking today and possibly tomorrow off to let it rest and heal. I will ice it tonight as well. I am definitely in the best shape of my life and IT FEELS GREAT! I have lost 25 lbs in the past year, and can hardly believe how fun the adventure has been.

I am only $155.00 away from reaching my fundraising goal. I have until July 7th to reach it - so I'm not too nervous. My birthday is on June 29th, so maybe I can do a dinner/fundraising dinner for my birthday, and get me over the edge finally!

That is all for now, sorry it has taken me so long to catch up. BUSY last few weeks! Have a great one!