Week 2

Last week I felt like I had to get my rusty gears moving better. This weeks Satuday run was a lot better. I felt like I was going faster than I should have for a training run, but I there are no feelings of despair or woe to report. (Sorry to disappoint. Check back in a month!) It was nice day. . . for November. I was running in it for a short 30 minutes. There was a thin layer of snow on the ground and the sun was shining. Cold? Sure. 34 degrees or so.
Fundraising? Slow. I commited to the Adidas Vancouver International Marathon. (That's in Canada, folks!)

Week 1

It was pretty mild. A twenty minute run three times a week, 1 day of cross-training, and a 30-minute "long run" in the sunshine and temperatures just above freezing on Chicago's beautiful lakefront path.

I over-dressed, being anxious about the weather. After 10 minutes, I was boiling up and wisihing I had the proper gear for outdoor running. I'm spineless when it comes to cold. Most of my running up until now was done indoors on a treadmill or in warm weather.

Its only November. In two months I'm going to wish for weather like this.

On My Knees

Its oficially begun.
I've signed on the dotted line with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, which means that I will be running through the Chicago winter with a dozen hearty souls to get ready for the big day in the spring. With this pledge comes a hefty job of fundraising. I've included a link to the left.
Please help in any way you can.