i love running!

....is what i tell myself when i'm running! I was really ambitious a few months back and signed myself up for a full marathon in Sacramento December 5th. I thought, hmmm...I should try to qualify for the Boston Marathon, then I can finally go to Boston! Maybe I should have just planned a Boston trip....hah...well, the truth is I actually DO like running for some strange reason. I can't quite figure out why. My friend told me the other day that he couldn't figure out why I would pay to torture myself for 3-4 hours. The only thing I could say was, well it makes me feel good about myself. He said I should just treat myself to a dinner and a movie. Though I do like taking myself out on dates, a marathon is a bit different. I feel good because I accomplished something I worked towards. There's soooo much time and training that goes into this, so when it's achieved, it's a great feeling.

Anyway, I realized I'm waaaaaay behind on my training! I've been training for the Big Sur 1/2 Marathon that's in mid-November, but realized I should be doing more miles. So this week I tried to boost my runs up a bit. Tuesday I did 13.5 miles. Wednesday speed work with Team Club Sport. Thursday rest and swim. Friday 15 miles. Saturday 10 miles. Aaaand I'm exhausted! But, not as bad as I thought! I remember how sore I was after last years 1/2 (granted it was in SF with rolling hills the whole time), but even after 15 miles, I'm not too bad! So, next week I will try to go 16-18 miles. Hopefully I can do it!

Before our run today. So cold!

Priscilla, me, Jordan