i realized i haven't written in awhile, so it's time for an update! tuesday night, i joined some TFK folks in central park for an evening workout. we did a warm-up that felt like a high school xcountry practice (or what i imagine one to feel like, since i never did that in high school). it was pretty cool to be doing exercises in a big group like that--very motivating! (maybe i should've tried the team sports thing earlier, but hey, better late than never, right?)
wednesday was yoga (love that yoga) and thursday night i skipped our workout because i went to the ani d. show in central park. gotta get my priorities straight, after all. just kidding (kind of). it was a great show, full of memorable quotes. for example, my hallmate Aspen came with me and said, as we were watching a group of teeny boppers get down to 'napoleon': " look at those girls. they're so liberated--they only blew their hair dry once today!" tis true, the crowds at ani shows have changed since i started going ten years ago (can you believe it? thursday marked show number 14!) but ani was still in top form with a beautiful new poem and a new album out at the end of the summer. plus, she closed with 'overlap.' 'nuff said.
anyway, after not running since tuesday, i was a little tight for cross training last night at the gym and a little nervous about 6 miles in awful heat this morning. but i was a trooper and got up at 6am to get to the park for 7. my pace group is great and we stayed right on point for the 5 mile race and then slowed down a bit for the last mile that TFK so kindly added for us (sarcasm, anyone?) but seriously, despite the loss of focus when folks around me were finishing at mile 5, i felt really good and was able to maintain conversation the whole time. ps, two truths and a lie is a good game to play while running! next week is a 4 mile race with 4 miles added on, and i'm hoping it won't be quite so hot, but we're in New York in july, so who am i kidding?
oh, yeah--i just finished a GREAT book recommended to me by Eric K called "The Looniness of the Long Distance Runner." It's about a Brit (Russell Taylor, the author) who agreed to run the NYC marathon after getting drunk and making a bet with a friend in a London pub. The book is hilarious and it tells the story of his training all the way from joining a gym and using the treadmill for five minutes and then showering to completing the race NY-style. The writing is dry and quite British, and there is a full chapter about the history of the race, including a description of all of the people who died trying to do it. I hope I will not be added to the list when Taylor's new edition comes out!
i know i won't. i'm going to finish, and i'm going to be running when i do. that's right.
more updates to come! many thanks to all who have donated to the fund! you can do so by clicking on the "Team for Kids" link and entering my name and bib number (2451). i appreciate it!
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