Hello all and welcome to Day 9. I was looking back at some of my other blogs & I kind of sound like I'm on one of those reality tv shows or someone found this mysterious diary logging some strange ritual.
But this is Day 9 for the Nike Women's Marathon, yes. Beautiful day literally and figuratively. The sun was out but there was a great breeze and the weather was like being in the Bay Area. And my favorite number is 3 so for those who love math 9 is 3 squared YES!!!
Ok, well today was the upper body and the core. I was really surprised how strong my upper body actually is considering my previous physical lifestyle [snicker, snicker]. And I can definitely tell that a strong upper body and core muscles will help carry me past the 10 mile mark. It just feels really good to get comfortable in my own skin again. To feel my muscles getting stronger, lengthening, holding me up, improving my posture, helping to match my outer strength with my newly developing inner strength. It's like the petals of a flower blossoming open attempting to increase its surface area to capture as much of the radiance of the sunlight as possible.
My physical strength is doing just this allowing me to become more positive and therefore able to take in that radiance so that I can absorb it and share that with those around me.
Each day, the taste of exhaustion becomes layered and transforms each time I combine it with a different flavor. Exhaustion with confidence tastes like a spot on hardwood floor warmed by the sun.
*DEEP SIGH*
Don't forget that each step my friend and I take is a step closer to helping those with blood cancers, the links to donate are below. Think of this as a jog-a-thon for adults.
Abrazos!
Just copy & paste into the address bar
Roxanne Villaluz's Team in Training Website
http://pages.teamintraining.org/cca/nikesf08/rvillaluz
Casimiro Llamas, Jr.'s Team in Training Website
http://pages.teamintraining.org/cca/nikesf08/cllamas
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