So Far Away...Day 40

I'm currently spending time with my family in Livermore and it's very bittersweet. Because I love cuddling my niece and watching Xman play with Uncle Fomhead and ninong Wayne, ninang Tracey, and cousin BELla.

But I don't get to train with my partner in crime Casimiro Llamas, Jr and the rest of my team in training partners. It makes it very difficult to get up off the couch when I am cuddling my little niece and laughing it up with my little brother! But I need to remember that the marathon is approaching and I need to utilize every day so that I am working toward my goal rather than being my own worst enemy and not pushing my body.

So I suited up and headed out for my training. I ran around my sister's neighborhood and I did about 3 miles total. I ran a lot of pavement today and at the end of my run I realized why our Coach said not to run on pavement but rather pack dirt.

Because pavement is very hard on your body. And it is very unforgiving when you have to run more than 2 miles. As I was stretching I could really feel the effects of running on a surface with no give. And I realized that if I run on pavement all of the time when we get to the day of the marathon, running on pavement is actually going to really hurt my body. This way I push my body to train, but I don't punish every day by not providing a ground that offers a little bit of cushion.

But I was really proud of myself for getting out there and running the miles on our run schedule. It was a little bit more difficult to run alone when I am use to running knowing that others are running the same path.

But the end of the run I felt such a sense of accomplishment.

Exhaustion was wearing a smile and actually helped to spur me on to complete my mileage for today.

I know it's the end of the day and you're probably exhausted too, but take just a few moments to donate to a worthy cause and do what those with blood cancers cannot: being exhausted by choice, not because your body is being exhausted in its fight against cancer!

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