SF UPDATE: 8 days 22 hours and counting.
Another week has come and gone. Now we are getting to the end of July and things are really heating up...literally. Yesterday it was a lovely 115 here in Phoenix. Of course it's a dry heat and so that is suppose to make it more bearable. All I know is...it's HOT. No worries, in a few months it will start cooling off and all will be well.
I was up in Prescott for most of this week which was really nice. Day temps were in the 90's but it cooled down at night. (In Phoenix overnight lows are now mid 90's). Prescott also has lots of green trees and hills so my morning runs were just lovely. Cool and scenic and challenging hills which is much needed. I hear that SF has some hills so the fact that I could walk out my hotel room and run hills was nice. At home I have to drive across town to find moderate hills to run on.
I got my racing shirt last week as well which I am really excited about. Now I could have waited to the Marathon Expo and picked up my regular shirt and bib and worn that for the race but this race shirt has my bib printed directly on to it with a personalized message. This means I don't have to worry about pinning my bib onto my shirt and makes it easier for me to use my shirt for a sweat rag as I run.
You'll have to reference my FB album to see a photo of the shirt. I can't access the picture right now so I can't add it here. The personalized message I chose was from a great mentor of mine. He was a Master Jedi (he passed away long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away). His name was Yoda and he once said "Do or do not...there is no try". That is what I put on the shirt because I felt that it was very fitting for what I was doing.
This race in SF is about me choosing to do or do not. It's about proving to myself that I can "do" something instead of just thinking about trying to do something. Now as I am running, if I feel discouraged and think about giving up, I can look down and read the words of Master Yoda and remember I can either do it or not do it, it's my choice.
Well I have one more week to go until I go out to California. I am excited for the run, to cooler temps and a chance to hang out with my older sister. I will most likely blog again before I leave and for sure I will blog about my run as soon as I can. I don't know what the heck I will blog about after next week but I am sure I will think of something. It seems as though running has consumed my life the last few months which is a good thing. I use to really look forward to sitting on the couch and watching TV and though I still love some TV time, I really enjoy running. Yesterday morning I got up early in Prescott and went and ran six miles of hills and loved every moment of it. It was so nice to be outside enjoying to weather and it felt good. I hope to keep it up and maybe, just maybe there will be a marathon in my future.
Another week has come and gone. Now we are getting to the end of July and things are really heating up...literally. Yesterday it was a lovely 115 here in Phoenix. Of course it's a dry heat and so that is suppose to make it more bearable. All I know is...it's HOT. No worries, in a few months it will start cooling off and all will be well.
I was up in Prescott for most of this week which was really nice. Day temps were in the 90's but it cooled down at night. (In Phoenix overnight lows are now mid 90's). Prescott also has lots of green trees and hills so my morning runs were just lovely. Cool and scenic and challenging hills which is much needed. I hear that SF has some hills so the fact that I could walk out my hotel room and run hills was nice. At home I have to drive across town to find moderate hills to run on.
I got my racing shirt last week as well which I am really excited about. Now I could have waited to the Marathon Expo and picked up my regular shirt and bib and worn that for the race but this race shirt has my bib printed directly on to it with a personalized message. This means I don't have to worry about pinning my bib onto my shirt and makes it easier for me to use my shirt for a sweat rag as I run.
You'll have to reference my FB album to see a photo of the shirt. I can't access the picture right now so I can't add it here. The personalized message I chose was from a great mentor of mine. He was a Master Jedi (he passed away long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away). His name was Yoda and he once said "Do or do not...there is no try". That is what I put on the shirt because I felt that it was very fitting for what I was doing.
This race in SF is about me choosing to do or do not. It's about proving to myself that I can "do" something instead of just thinking about trying to do something. Now as I am running, if I feel discouraged and think about giving up, I can look down and read the words of Master Yoda and remember I can either do it or not do it, it's my choice.
Well I have one more week to go until I go out to California. I am excited for the run, to cooler temps and a chance to hang out with my older sister. I will most likely blog again before I leave and for sure I will blog about my run as soon as I can. I don't know what the heck I will blog about after next week but I am sure I will think of something. It seems as though running has consumed my life the last few months which is a good thing. I use to really look forward to sitting on the couch and watching TV and though I still love some TV time, I really enjoy running. Yesterday morning I got up early in Prescott and went and ran six miles of hills and loved every moment of it. It was so nice to be outside enjoying to weather and it felt good. I hope to keep it up and maybe, just maybe there will be a marathon in my future.
Good luck at your marathon!! I am so excited to hear all about it!! And have fun with Cheri!! Oh, and I love what you had put on your race shirt!!
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