8 miles!

Saturday was unexpectedly cold! I guess it was the remnants of winter but with the nice warm weather we had the few days before it was a little bit of a shock. But the river run was great even in the cold:) Much flatter than the usual routes through Atlanta and the scenery along the river and Columns drive was beautiful! I still can't believe I ran 8 miles- the longest run to date. I now see the light at the end of the tunel and it feels great to know I am more than half of the way to my 13.1 mile goal! I sent in my application to the Peachtree Road Race (July 4th)- that will be a month after San Diego so I figure why not put all of this training to good use.

Dedicated to Ryan

Saturday's GTS was dedicated to Ryan. Before the team set out for their morning run Sarah shared Ryan's story with everyone. I'm sad to have missed this one but Sarah said it was amazing:)

No longer in my 20s

Last Thursday was the last day of being in my 20s! To make it memorable I decided to really push myself and ran a little over 6.5 miles on a route through Brookhaven that included some killer hills. When I got back to my apartment I laid down for a second and next thing I new I had been asleep for an hour! I don't think I've ever been that physically exhausted. After that my 4.5 miles run on Sunday felt like nothing. I had to miss the GTS on Saturday for a horse show but I still got some good exercise while riding so I'll consider that my cross training for the week:)

WOW!

I am truly blown away by the generosity of everyone who has made a donation through my Team In Training website!!! Your support and positive words are inspiring! Knowing there are so many people behind the Team In Training Mission makes the daily pounding of the pavement all the more worth it. I'm working diligently to fulfill my part of the bargain and am making progress every day!!

The Silent Mile

Once a season TNT holds an All-Sport GTS(Group Trianing Session). This session is a chance for all TNT participants, bikers, runners, and hikers to come together for training followed by a huge picnic at Piedmont Park. Yesterday was our All-Sport GTS day! It was a great opportunity for everyone to hang out with fellow teammates and meet other TNT participants training for other sports. The weather was gorgeous and it could not have been a more perfect day:).
Everyone met at the Park at 8am where we started our run with a "silent mile" to reflect upon our heroes and those we remember. We continued our run through Piedmont Park, Virgina Highlands, and Emory. Sarah and I ran in the 6 mile group which is our longest run to date! There were several hundred participants in all, running, biking, or walking, it was inspiring!!!