Heating up

I made it through my first double digit run! Last Thursday I met with a group of people from Team in training to run ten miles. It was not as bad as I had imagined, but I will admit there were a few times during the run that I did question the fact that I was actually training to run 26.2 miles! The thought scared me a little. Ten miles is not even half of what I am working towards! Luckily I still have about fifteen weeks to continue preparing....

Today I flew back to my home town, San Jose, California. My childhood friend Richard Tapia is getting married! My mom and I flew in this morning. After getting off the plane the heat and smog over took me. I do not remember it being this hot! I have gotten used to Idaho's dry heat. I was still determined to get outside and run my old tracks. We got home, I dressed into my brand new sports bra and tank top. I was ready and pumped to get a good run in. I laced up my shoes, strapped on my GPS, and plugged in my IPod. The first song played for about two seconds before it died. Luckily it gave out before I left, so I was not stuck carrying it on the run. Motto for the day: The less you are carrying the more free and happier you feel! :) No big deal, I can enjoy my surroundings a little more.
I took off from the house, headed towards the Campbell Park course. Besides the heat, I was feeling pretty good. I got to John D. Morgan Park and decided it would be a good idea to break up my run with some walks (run 8 minutes, walk 1 minute). After my first walk the first eight minutes took a century! Finally I made it to the park course and decided to run around a little until I reached about thirty minutes, then I would turn back. I made it for about five more minutes then I decided to walk a little, there was no starting back up after that. I have never felt so sick on a run in my life. My first big defeat had hit me.... I took a few minutes catching my breath and keeping myself from pucking. After about five minutes I was able to re-coup enough to start walking, yes that is right, walking through down town Campbell. I was about three and a half miles from where I had started and had no one to call for a ride. No other option but to start walking. My only thought was how nice it would be to get home and jump in the pool. I enjoyed a walk through down town, checking out all the new and old shops. This kept my mind busy for awhile. I still had quite a way to go until home. I stopped in for some ice water at Subway on Campbell and Winchester. Still I had no desire to start running again. I continued for about another mile feeling slightly defeated but also happy that I would have something to learn from the experience and something to write about in my blog. :) I finally made it to the Expressway, and was able to pull it together and jog the rest of the way home! I made it! Six and a quarter miles in an hour and seven minutes, not too bad! I think I am going to try some cross training tomorrow :)

I hope everyone had an enjoyable fourth! Don't for get to check out my Fundraising Page! I am about $600 away from my half way point! I have also added a few more honorees. One recent one was a really good friend of my grandparents, Ed Turner. He lost his life to Leukemia before I was born. It was said that his wife had a hand in introducing my grandparents!

Please keep the stories coming, they are what keep me going!