- Rep 1 - 4:08
- Rep 2 - 3:55
- Rep 3 - 3:58
- Rep 4 - 3:54
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The Rachels, icing our injuries in New Paltz |
Now, you might be asking, "Who's 'we?'" For the second week in a row, I did my Wednesday workout with Rachel Bliner, a fellow San Diego alum, a fellow Phoenix mentor, and (obviously) a fellow Rachel. (She is also a fellow faller - she wiped out in New Paltz, too). This week, Michael Conlon didn't like that we were running together because in theory that would mean we weren't pushing each other. I know I wasn't holding back, and Rachel B says that I tend to push her anyway, so I think it was actually a pretty dead on workout for both of us.
At the end of the workout, I was really proud of what we'd accomplished. Setting these little mini-goals feels good, and crushing them feels even better. Rachel B told me after last night's workout she's dedicating the song "Defying Gravity" to me. For those of you unfamiliar, it's a song from the musical "Wicked", and listening to it gives you chills. Most of us ladies on the team really love the song, and I actually plan on singing it in my head for the entire Philly half marathon, which I'm running 2 weeks from Sunday. Speaking of the Philly half, I have some major goals for that race, which I'm not going to vocalize because it's a very personal thing. I am really focused on that race right now and I want to really see what I can do with that distance. I feel like if I can crush these small goals, I can work toward the bigger ones. It's a totally different approach to those races than I've taken in the past - I've never actually had a set time goal - so I find it both frightening and motivating, and I can feel the adrenaline pulsing through my veins already. I am PSYCHED.
let me know next time you're in new paltz love- i'm just down the road and will bend over backwards to come see you :) all my love. you are awesome. i'm so excited for january!
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