I’m writing this blog in my car. Elea’s at ballet class and Ty’s having a hey-day playing in the back of our minivan. Jason just finished teaching his Genesis class at noon, and now he’s off to his ‘real’ job managing properties. Oh! And Elea just turned 5 years old last week, and Ty turned 2 years old at the end of March. Life is anything but dull in suburbia. God is good!
It’s less than two weeks until the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon on May 31st!
Continue to pray for good health, little
fatigue, and a strong race on the 31st for Julie & myself (we’re running together) and the rest of our TEAM. Pray for my amazing family that’s been so patient with my crazy running schedule, and who’s set and ready to cheer for us at the marathon.
The Top 10 Things I’ve Learned While Training for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon:
#1-GU and Gatorade are part of a new food group for runners.
It’s less than two weeks until the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon on May 31st!
Continue to pray for good health, little
fatigue, and a strong race on the 31st for Julie & myself (we’re running together) and the rest of our TEAM. Pray for my amazing family that’s been so patient with my crazy running schedule, and who’s set and ready to cheer for us at the marathon.The Top 10 Things I’ve Learned While Training for the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon:
#1-GU and Gatorade are part of a new food group for runners.
#2-Eating a packet of salt is not as gross as it sounds.
#3-Running with a team is much better than running on my own.
#4-You really can do anything you set your mind to do. I’m stunned thinking that not too long ago I had a (very much) dreaded 7 mile run at Kit Carson Park (my last blog entry). I ran and ran, wondering how in the world I “got talked into” running so much. Times do change. Two weekends ago was a 20 mile run, and it was my “easiest” run of the training season. *smile* This past weekend I was back with my team training at Kit Carson Park for an “easy” 10 mile run. I kept thinking back to my other blog post, amazed at how far I’ve come in my training, thanks to my TEAM and supporters like you. Before, it would take me over an hour to prepare for a long run and set out all my gear & food. Now, it’s second nature to me. I've lost almost 15 pounds, gotten back into shape, and I'm a runner again, all thanks to TNT. Oh, 
yeah! And I've gotten to raise almost $10,000 (along with my sis) that will go towards cancer research to make sure that no one else has to go through cancer like others we love.
yeah! And I've gotten to raise almost $10,000 (along with my sis) that will go towards cancer research to make sure that no one else has to go through cancer like others we love.#5-Advil and Aleve make a good profit off of runners.
#6-Speed does not matter. Just take it “nice and easy” (Thanks, Mike!). My motto for my training is a saying by Charles Spurgeon: "By perseverance, the snail reached the ark." Go snails!
#7-It is possible to run with two kids and a dog, and still finish the 6 miles of an “easy” weekday run (thanks to a double jogging stroller).
#8-I run farther than I like to drive! (Four months of training x 35-45 miles per week = 650+ miles that I’ve ran since January!)
#9-What we’re doing DOES matter and make a difference in the lives of others. Our San Diego chapter alone has already hit its goal of raising $250,000 for just this season! There’s no way that we’re done with fundraising yet because we still need a cure for cancer, but the money you’ve helped donate is already helping in some pretty incredible ways. Did you know that Gleevec is a drug that was largely funded by LLS research money? LLS got that money from supporters like you...Over 4,000 lives were saved in the last year because of Gleevec. This is a pretty remarkable measure of all the hard work we’re doing. We are literally saving lives. Thank you!!
#10-There is nothing more important than the support of family and friends and teammates. There’s most certainly a team behind “TEAM in Training” with the Leuke.JPG)
mia & Lymphoma society that has gotten me to this point in my training. I’ve had coaches watch over my training and minor injuries, captains and mentors that cheered me on through long runs and fundraising, and friends that have seen me at all kinds of highs and lows during these past four months. Some of those coaches and friends I even traveled with to cheer Julie and them on as they ran the Boston Marathon for Livestrong in April. (See Julie’s post on the Boston Marathon weekend at http://www.curesrock.com/ ). Family members and friends have helped financially, babysat my kids, made bracelets, manned aid stations during practice, given advice, and just overall managed to keep me focused and headed towards my goal. THANKS!!!
I’ll be sure to keep you posted on how the marathon goes on the 31st. If you want to catch it “live” online, catch the webcast at: http://www.rnrmarathon.com/home.html
You can look for Julie and I around the 5:30 to 5:45 hour mark (which might be later on the official clock because by the time I get over the start line, it might be 10-15 min. after the race has started).
We’re almost at our support goal, and we’re still accepting donations! Go to: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sd/rnr09/CuresRock
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mia & Lymphoma society that has gotten me to this point in my training. I’ve had coaches watch over my training and minor injuries, captains and mentors that cheered me on through long runs and fundraising, and friends that have seen me at all kinds of highs and lows during these past four months. Some of those coaches and friends I even traveled with to cheer Julie and them on as they ran the Boston Marathon for Livestrong in April. (See Julie’s post on the Boston Marathon weekend at http://www.curesrock.com/ ). Family members and friends have helped financially, babysat my kids, made bracelets, manned aid stations during practice, given advice, and just overall managed to keep me focused and headed towards my goal. THANKS!!!I’ll be sure to keep you posted on how the marathon goes on the 31st. If you want to catch it “live” online, catch the webcast at: http://www.rnrmarathon.com/home.html
You can look for Julie and I around the 5:30 to 5:45 hour mark (which might be later on the official clock because by the time I get over the start line, it might be 10-15 min. after the race has started).
We’re almost at our support goal, and we’re still accepting donations! Go to: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sd/rnr09/CuresRock
Included Pics (and I might add more later, so check back!):
(1) Elea's 5th birthday at Disneyland, dressed as Tinkerbell
(2) Our 2 year old, Ty, checking out the cars at California Adventure
(3) We did it! At the end of our 20 mile run, finishing at Moonlight Beach. Lft to Rt: My running buddies, Me, Gabbi, Erin and Donna.
(4) All smiles despite the fact we're getting ready to run 18 miles! My "usual" running group Lft to Rt: Donna, Julie, Janet, Erin, Kim, Gabbi, and me.
(5) Mom and Dad working an aid station--passing out Gatorade, water, and other goodies to TNT runners as they come by them (a 14 mile run that week)
