Fundraising is going well. Have raised $820 so far on the website, plus almost another $100 in raffle tickets so far. The Happy Hour is this Friday at Lucys (3rd and Market) at 7:30PM
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Wow the time has gone fast. Last week we ran 18 miles from the Art museum past the Valley Green Inn and back. As soon as Ross (team philly coach) said valley green inn, everyones jaw dropped. That seemed so far. Its funny we forget how far we are actually running until there is a landmark that seems unreachable. The run itself was amazing, running thru the woods along the river on Forbidden Drive. That particular run however was fraught with aches/pains for the second half of the run. Headache, leg pain, nipple pain, and throw in some nausea. Think I ate way to early that day, woke up real early and decided to just eat (almost 4 hours before the run). Wont do that again. And will keep the aquaphor on me in the future. I can handle leg pain but I will not run the marathon bleeding from my nipples! This week was a lighter run, only 14 miles thru the city but it included all the hills that are part of the marathon course. Took a new approach to hills today, usually I slow down but I just decided to shorten the pain of hills and plow thru. Didnt feel so bad this time. Ran with some slower people today, so started in a 9:30-9:45 pace which is real slow for me. Our normal pace group runs 8-8:30. Interesting thing was I had so much energy the second half of the run, I quickened my pace drastically without bonking. Need to try to strategize how I want to run the marathon, start slow and gradually speed up? Constant pace the whole way?
Next week is the 20 mile run and then we start the taper. Got ready by buying some new shoes (thanks philadelphia runner). They were very comfortable on todays run. Very light too.
Its really amazing how much progress people make with only a few months of training. Mahnia (one of the nurses at work) is running the half marathon (same day as the full). She ran 10 miles today and I remember her complaining about the 2 miles when we first started! When you first start training the goal distance seems impossible! And then one day you hear yourself say oh we are only doing 4 miles (then 6, then now for me 14) as if its nothing. It truly is amazing how quickly running gets easier. I remember training for broad street and the thought of doing 10 miles seemed impossible and now to say "Oh, I ONLY did 14 today". It feels good!
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