When I took the plunge and started Marathon Makeover in Jan. 2005, I had no idea how many special people would become fast friends. I'm telling you, it's the people that make this so special. It's the people that will get you throught 26.2 miles....the other runners, your friends, and the crowd along the route cheering your name. When you cross the finish line, wait for some of the other LMMers to cross. One of the most memorable moments was watching and waiting for others to cross the finish line, seeing the look of exhilaration on their face, and then hugging and celebrating the end of a nine month journey together. I'll never forget it. It's a feeling you will never forget.
Thanks to all of you who sent me good luck and congrats messages. They really mean a lot. I've taken the last week and a half off. Not sure how long of a rest I should take after a half marathon race. Yesterday was the first day I didn't feel down right tired. Does cutting the grass (with a push mower) at the house today count for crosstraining? I plan to start back on Monday. I'm glad I have the Disney Marathon peeking at me in the distance. If I didn't have that looming over my head, I'd probably come up with all kinds of excuses not to run and become a couch potato.
All this week I have Mississippi Symphony rehearsals. This is our first week back. We're doing a classical concert Saturday night: Wagner, Elgar, and a percussion concerto piece by
Schwanter(?). Should be fun. The symphony has already reached it's season ticket goal for the season and we haven't even played the first concert. Yea! Good luck on the twenty-two miler. Run your own race. Don't worry about time, just finish and try to enjoy the last part of this journey.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Friday, September 7, 2007
I was in LA LA land! Get it? L. A.
To sum up my California trip in three words: It was awesome! The whole trip was so much fun. Friday, we went and saw this comedian named Craig Shoemaker. Funny, funny, funny. Saturday, we went to Beverly Hills and drove down Rodeo Drive, Beverly Dr., and also stopped at a place called Sprinkles that only sells different flavored cupcakes. Hmmm, red velvet and chocolate peanut butter cupcakes....something every LSD runner needs before a race.
Monday was the race. Disney characters were stationed throughtout the two parks. I even high fived Goofy and Mickey at the finish. The worst part about the race was the heat......dry, but HOT! Got back to the hotel an hour after the finish and the temp on the t.v. said 97 degrees. The race had a lot of water/gatorade stops and was well organized. My friend, Jackie is hooked on interval running and was so amazed at how good she felt throughout the race by taking walk breaks. We did mostly 2 1/2 : 1 min. intervals and when we felt really good, ran through a walk break. It was amazing how many people we were passing at the end of the race who were walking and we were still doing run intervals all the way to the finish. One guy (who was walking at the end of the race) even asked me about what we were doing. He said he'd have to try it next time. For some reason, I have this knack for finishing races just before the hour: 5:59:26, 5:56:01, and now 2:59:56. Yea, under three hours, which is what I wanted. Wish I could run faster, but I guess it's not meant to be.
Being a member of one of the Disney holiday orchestras, Jackie gets two free passes to Disneyland every year, so we had over seven hours in the park after the half marathon....no husband, no kids. Weee!!! We rode all of the rides she can't ride with her 3 and 5 year old: Space Mountain, California Screamin, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn, Splash Mountain. It was a blast. After taking this Saturday off it'll be time for me to set my sites on Orlando.
It's so fun to see all of you getting excited about Chicago. You will have a great time. Stay healthy, rest up, and when you get there....enjoy the ride.
Monday was the race. Disney characters were stationed throughtout the two parks. I even high fived Goofy and Mickey at the finish. The worst part about the race was the heat......dry, but HOT! Got back to the hotel an hour after the finish and the temp on the t.v. said 97 degrees. The race had a lot of water/gatorade stops and was well organized. My friend, Jackie is hooked on interval running and was so amazed at how good she felt throughout the race by taking walk breaks. We did mostly 2 1/2 : 1 min. intervals and when we felt really good, ran through a walk break. It was amazing how many people we were passing at the end of the race who were walking and we were still doing run intervals all the way to the finish. One guy (who was walking at the end of the race) even asked me about what we were doing. He said he'd have to try it next time. For some reason, I have this knack for finishing races just before the hour: 5:59:26, 5:56:01, and now 2:59:56. Yea, under three hours, which is what I wanted. Wish I could run faster, but I guess it's not meant to be.
Being a member of one of the Disney holiday orchestras, Jackie gets two free passes to Disneyland every year, so we had over seven hours in the park after the half marathon....no husband, no kids. Weee!!! We rode all of the rides she can't ride with her 3 and 5 year old: Space Mountain, California Screamin, Haunted Mansion, Matterhorn, Splash Mountain. It was a blast. After taking this Saturday off it'll be time for me to set my sites on Orlando.
It's so fun to see all of you getting excited about Chicago. You will have a great time. Stay healthy, rest up, and when you get there....enjoy the ride.
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