Weekend Update: January 7, 2012

I wish I was as fun to watch as these ladies.

This week in training - it was the first week of our "real" training plan, and I mostly kept to it. I'll admit I skipped the 3 miler on Monday since I ran the 10k on Sunday, and only did 1.5 on Wednesday because the treadmill is SO BORING I THOUGHT MY HEAD WOULD EXPLODE. But, that means I also completed 8 miles this morning, even though that meant running around the EWEB parking lot to make sure we got all eight in. Finally, I've run a distance that is longer than the marathon when you multiply it by 3!

Also on the run today, I found out from one of our mentors who also ran the First Run that I placed first in my age group for my first 10k! And not because I was the only one running! I beat three other girls aged 20-24 running the 10k on New Years Day! 

I'm a winner!

Hope I look this happy after the marathon.

Increasing my distance and time means it was time to start experimenting with the substance known as GU, pronounced "goo." With a name like that, I was expecting it to be way nastier than it actually was. I also got my own water bottle to take with me on long runs and had a nice chat with the lady at REI about marathons and running. I guess that is what I get for living in this town.

The chocolate flavor was kind of like fudge frosting.

I'm also almost to $1,000 in my fundraising! I have raised exactly $978.20 - Thanks Hale and Grandma for donating in the last two weeks! The minimum is $1,500 so I'm feeling way, way confident that I can meet that goal and exceed it towards my personal goal of raising $2,000. The Pegasus Pizza Trivia Night is looking more and more like a go, probably in March, so look out for more info on that soon.

And finally, in maybe my biggest news, I signed up for the San Francisco Half Marathon with Hale, which is exciting and terrifying considering less than a month away. She convinced me by promising me a) a free place to sleep, b) Turkish food, and c) that we could run/walk it. I was also convinced by the fact that is it like a mini vacation plus a chance to test out my training so far. 

Wow what a busy week! And, as always, if you'd like to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and help fight cancer while helping me reach my marathon goal, it's easy online at my fundraising website.