Today was a mentor training day and we had to meet at Whole Foods on Palm/Shaw to run 6 miles. Today was also my friend's baby shower and I had stayed up with Casimiro prepping last minute items for the shower. We went to bed about midnight so when the alarm went off at 5:15 am I was seriously considering opting out, but I knew that I would feel guilty about not doing the Saturday morning run.
We got there just in time and my regular running partner Sara was there. It was nice that she was happy to see me because I miss her at our weekday runs. She is the only one that runs at my pace and talking to her always makes the runs go by faster.
Especially today being a longer run and I had never run beyond 5 miles so 6 seemed a little intimidating.
When the mentor told us the route I was surprised, we were to run from Shaw to McKinley and back. I was surprised because I thought the distance alone was 6 miles but it was only 3 miles.
I do have to say it was fun to run down neighborhoods that I normally drive past. Especially when we got to the street my mechanic is on. I never would have anticipated running from Whole Foods to my mechanics. It was a great feeling. And when we finally got to our destination and I ran past Fresno High I knew that I was going to be okay for the marathon. Because I had teammates that are motivating and I was able to motivate myself to run hard and make it back to our starting point.
I am really starting to enjoy running through the streets of Fresno and getting to know the limitations as well as how far I can push my body.
It is also very nice to see my partner in crime Casimiro my mentor Jafar and one of my teammates Dori hanging out waiting to congratulate us for a good run!
Exhaustion tasted like accomplishment and a reminder that it is team in training because it is a team effort. Every team member needs to cross the line with their teammates cheering them on all the way!
Aside from crossing the finish we need to reach our fundraising goals. Help us out!
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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