Run for Central Park
I'm running my
first race on Saturday.
4 miles.
In this heat, even the shorter distances feel harder to run. Add to that, my sister and Jae are going to be here this weekend (yay!), so it will be an accomplishment just to get out of bed that early much less cross the finish line alive! I have to meet the rest of the TNT folks at 7:45 am. Oy.
Working out is supposed to give you more energy, but I just feel more and more tired. No bueno. The running and fundraising, in addition to transitioning into my new position at work, leave little time for much else. Add my chronic insomnia into the mix, and it's just a recipe for disaster.
But...I'm hanging in there. I just want October to be here already! I need a vacation. And some rest. And my social life back!
NYC RUN = Success!
Thank you to everyone that participated in our first fundraiser with Michael from NYC RUN. Hopefully we'll have more time to promote our next run, so we can get more people signed up. Those of you that came out to run in the 96 degree weather...well...y'all are awesome! Sorry to Julie and Chris....we didn't get a picture at your 9am run! It was really nice to meet y'all.
Here's a pic of the 5pm group. Keep in mind this was AFTER the run. haha. (I also have no idea why i have my arm around anita. i was seriously delirious in that heat!)
You other TNT-ers that are now stalking me via this blog (I did NOT know Lindsay was going to put the sign-up on this page!!)...hope y'all can come out to the next run! Because of our busy August (including the half-marathon a lot of y'all are running), we're looking for one more TNT run in September.
Kim & Lindsay with Michael:
My UT girls that came out to represent! Anita & Terri:
Special TNT NYC RUN Running Tours
JOIN NYC RUN ON A SPECIAL RUNNING TOUR OF NYC
DEDICATED TO TEAM IN TRAINING
SUNDAY, JULY 16THE COURSE: 3.8 Mile, Bridge run. Perfect for the EZ Sunday workouts and a great chance to get out of Central Park! Tour guides will start groups from Battery Park and over the Brooklyn Bridge and back over the Manhattan Bridge. Pace will be relaxed and social. Tour guides will take short breaks to give cool NYC facts about the course.
TIMES AVAILABLE: 9am, 12 Noon, 5pm
PRICE: $40 per run, this is a $10 discount and 10 percent will go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Price includes water, t-shirt, commemorative photo and runner's goodie bag! Payment in the form of cash/personal check will be collected on the day of the run.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW! SPACE IS LIMITED!
Brought to you by: NYC RUN and Team in Training Participants Kim Arenas and Lindsay Anderson
Let "The Hills" Begin
Yay! This is my official debut on Run Kimmy Run (I had to get Kim to show me how to do this, because even though I once had a Xanga site, I never used it:/.)Formal introductions aside, I am Lindsay and I have been sweating alongside Kim these first months of training.
On Wednesday, Kim "forgot" her running stuff (I blame it on too many fireworks the night before, if you know what I mean) so I was left all alone to face our very first hill practice. Basically, for the next seven weeks, yes that's right, 7 WHOLE WEEKS, our team will be tackling every hill in Central Park. This means we will be working to increase our efficiency running up hills so we are ready for the very up and down course San Francisco offers. Watch out Lombard Street here we freakin' come!
Our assignment Wednesday night: Run a 1.7 mile warm up and then run up and down Cat Hill (see key below for description of Cat Hill) until Ramon, our coach, told us to stop. In my best estimation, I think I ran up and down about 7 times.
Quads sore, check. Calfs sore, check. Six flights of stairs left to walk up once I got back to my apartment, check. All in all it was a good workout.
Since you'll probably be hearing a lot about "The Hills" (no, not the MTV show, silly!), for future reference here's my hand dandy key to the Hills of Central Park:
Cat Hill: Right past the boathouse on E. 72nd. It's a fairly stiff slope affectionately named for the panther statue perched up on the hillside. I swear it's always staring at me as I am struggling up the hill. Stop staring at me panther!
Harlem "Heartbreak" Hill: Appropriately named Heartbreak Hill, this steep incline after 108th Street winds its way through the North Woods in many treacherous curves and is quite the demanding climb. Reaching the summit might be a victory for runners, but only the most experienced should consider this potentially stressful route. (p.s. I pulled this description from a Central Park web site, but it sure sounds scary.)
W. Longdown Hill: Yet to be seen. But this one sounds easy.
Little West Hill: Yet to be seen. How hard could the cute little baby hills be?
Apt. #6B: The hill I get to go up everyday...my apartment. Six flights of approximately 60 stairs.
Nicolasa Laguardia
I ran 5 miles on Saturday. It was killer. Lindsay's group did 9 miles.
And, today, I got another reminder of why I put my body through this.
My "Grandma" wasn't mine by blood but she might as well have been. She helped raise me and my sister as her own grandchildren, along with Irene and Iris. We love her very much and I know she loved us, too. From here on out, I'll continue to run in her memory and pray for a cure.
