On to the good stuff...school started. I have advanced practice with a professor I have a little crush on. He is so intuitive and it is a pleasure to watch him work. I believe I will learn a lot from him through the next eight months. I also have a class on diagnosing....watch out=) I love learning and hope to put my knowledge to work someday. I have also started an internship at Veteran Affairs....love, love, love it. With school and work I have been pretty busy, but good busy. I love my life.
October 9th my sister and I drove to Portland for a half marathon. I met my running buddy Margot for a very wet 13.1 miles. We finished in 2:12 minutes. I also got in some shopping at Lululemon. Oh, how I love their product. Sister and I had a great time and were able to catch up on one anther's lives.
This weekend Alistair and I packed up the car and drove south to San Francisco. Alistair got a speeding ticket...grrr! We decided to rent a flat rather than a hotel room so that I would have access to a kitchen. Plus, my mother and father in law made the trip as well, so the flat facilitated a more relaxing area to chat.
We arrived Friday evening and then went to the expo early Saturday morning. Niketown had all the names of runners engraved on their building. cool, huh?
There is my name!
Sunday morning we were up early for a 7 am start. I had a slice of bread with almond butter and coffee before the race. Although the race started at 7am I didn't pass the starting line until 7:17am. There was a lot of people and people were moving slowly.
I started the race well and took the hills with ease. Around mile 11 the rain started and I don't believe I responded well to it. My goal was to finish in 4:40, but that didn't happen. My final time was 4:56. I have decided not to run another marathon until I can run a sub 2:00 half marathon. I need to refocus my goals. I need to learn to run correctly and more efficiently which will lead to a quicker time. I am excited for this. I am also going to focus on yoga and strength training. No more distance until I reach this goal - 13.1 in less than 2 hours. I can totally do it.
The pictures are out of order...sorry. I run to be sexy, fierce, strong and to feel alive. I run because it makes me feel extraordinary. I love waking before the rest of the world and having my runners (which are now very stinky) hit the pavement before your alarm clock goes off.
I ran this race to benefit Team in Training Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For this event I raised $2600 with your help. I will soon post the inspiration dinner we went to Saturday night. It was amazing...stay tuned.
