16 miles today!

Week # 10- April 17, 2010
There is always a first time- today, for the first time, I walked 16 miles in 4 hours and 3 minutes! It wasn't pain free, but it was injury free. This morning, my coach and I started out from Kennedy Park just about 5:15 A.M. and once again made our way to the Miami Hill, the Rickenbacker Causeway, where we became one with "the bridge". We kept a brisk pace. It was a good walk. Coach Joe and I never run out of conversation!

Hunger kept me company for just a few moments. For those of you who know me, I like my food and I don't like being hungry. My fuel belt consisted of four water bottles and a pouch for storing my energy gel! Ah...energy gel = food; not exactly "beef and rice", but something to keep me going.

At mile 14, my right instep began to hurt. The pain radiated to my toes and only subsided slightly when I curled them under. The last mile was a challenge, but I made it back to my team without slowing my pace. I left Kennedy Park with my training buddy Shanti, knowing that my temporary pains will go away.

What about the pain of those afflicted with blood cancers? My readers, thank you again for your generous donations. The LLS and blood cancer patients thank you. Please visit http://www.teamintraining.org/ to find out more about Team In Training and how you can also train to complete a marathon, raise funds for the LLS, and help toward finding a cure for blood cancers.

Have a pleasant day everyone!