Hi all!
Yesterday's long run was a bit of a doozy. Doozie? Duzy? Does anyone know how to spell that word right? Aaaaanywho, it was 5 miles, which is a distance I haven't covered in one shot since November. The Run for Haiti was going on in the park so there were about a million people around. It was actually kind of nice running alongside the racers, because we were getting cheered on by some spectators despite the fact that we weren't actually racing. The weather is starting to get a little warmer so I didn't feel like there was a knife in my lungs, but the wind was fairly brutal. A lot of people don't realize quite how hilly central park is - and while we didn't tackle the dreaded north hill (and hopefully won't for a few more weeks) even the lesser inclines were directly into the wind so we were all working a little harder than we anticipated.
The good news is I finished the run feeling good! I tend to think 5 miles is the first initial "hard" long run, for people who either aren't runners or haven't run in awhile. It's funny because soon 5 miles will become short runs that we do on Tuesdays or Wednesdays, but the general consensus was that yesterday was a little tougher than anything we've done so far.
The longest distance I've ever run in one shot is a 10K (6.2 miles for you math majors). So, after we cover that distance, you can expect every single blog entry to start with "This is the most I've ever run!!!!!!" I'm just going to hope it doesn't get too annoying :) Next week we're running a 4 mile road race in Brookyln, which should be great. It's called a "step back" week when you decrease the long run. It helps give you a bit of a break to gear up for the next mileage increase.
I also went to a bootcamp class today at FinishLine PT - our head coach works for them - with some TNTers. It was so great! She made us run the stairs a lot, which was the hardest part, but I haven't been able to do much by the way of gym classes lately because of my schedule so it was great getting back into that. I took an epsom salt bath afterward because with yesterday's run and today's ass kicking, I'm sure I'll be sore tomorrow.
I'm $326 away from the $2900 minimum, which is awesome!! And Grandpa is doing pretty well in his first week post-chemo. A lot of family has been coming in to visit and it's been so nice seeing them more often than we ordinarily would. Things are rolling along pretty well, so keep those thoughts and prayers coming because evidently they're working!!!
Love love love,
Rach
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