Team In Training update
Jun 19th 2010 11:07:17 am
Whew. I just completed my first 5 mile run of the season at this morning’s Team In Traning group run in Prospect Park. (This is a photo of me after the run doing some stretching. I look like a dweeb, but I don’t mind.) It was actually much more doable than I was expecting. Before starting this training, I hadn’t run over three miles in a few years. I know I have a lot further to go to work up to the marathon in November, but I am glad that I have been able to tackle this beginning mileage so “easily.”
Today while I was running, I was thinking about turning thirty. I’ll be thirty in February and I just keep thinking how wonderful my first 30 years have been and how lucky I have been. I feel so blessed to have always had such good health and I don’t want to take it for granted. Training for the marathon with TNT helps me with that in two ways: 1- by keeping me active and fit, and 2- by helping to raise money for medical research and care. (…Of course, that leads to the part where I ask for your support… If you would like to help me fight Leukemia and Lymphoma, please check out my TNT fundraising page!)
It feels good to be taking care of my body. I have always been active, but I am so happy that I decided to challenge myself with the goal of another marathon.
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6 Comments » Categories: Exercise, Feeling Happy, Health, Team In Training
Robin on 19 Jun 2010 at 11:52 am #
you go girl
Stacy on 20 Jun 2010 at 1:38 am #
You look great! Keep it up!
Libby on 20 Jun 2010 at 5:50 am #
Did you email this to all family and friends that want to help the fight for the cure of Leukemia?
rachel on 20 Jun 2010 at 10:16 am #
Thanks for the encouragement!
I am working on a letter that I will be mailing out to everyone soon… look for it in the mail!
june on 26 Jun 2010 at 10:42 am #
Mom and I were reading your post and mom wanted to know what a dweeb is…..I told her I don’t know because I think you look darling!
june on 27 Jun 2010 at 7:44 am #
a dweeb must be a darling looking person