Friday: Rest Day. Aahhh!
Saturday: Gravity was my running partner today.
I chose a route with a WICKED hill this morning - it hit me in the first mile and was steep! I kept thinking it felt like I was pulling a person behind me (damn gravity), but I made it up. But, what comes up must come down, and I rather enjoyed the downhill. By mile three I was thinking "what was I complaining about? I could do this forever." Only because it felt like there was a person pushing me down the hill....
Why Team in Training
When my dad was diagnosed with Stage II pancreatic cancer in January of 2004, his oncologist decided to try a relatively new chemotherapy cocktail. This new chemo cocktail was showing promising results for the usually deadly pancreatic cancer. My dad underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment until September 2004. As of this January 2009, he is five years post-diagnosis and cancer free!
Continuing cancer research to find advanced treatments for the disease is essential to utimately curing cancer. Since its formation in 1949, Team in Training has invested more than $600 million in research to leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. At least 75% of the money raised by participants goes directly towards this research.
When Mike and I decided we wanted to train to run a half-marathon, we found that Team in Training was a great fit. By receiving thorough training and guidance, we would be given all the tools necessary to run our first endurance race. The best part: we would raise money for cancer research! Cancer has touched both of our families: in addition to my dad's cancer, we've each lost a grandparent to the disease. We have an investment in cancer research, for our own long-term health!
Oh, and the bonus? I get to go to Seattle for the half-marathon!
To find out more about The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, please visit their website. To find out how Team in Training allocates donation funds, click here.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Pretrianing week: Friday and Saturday
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