after running mr. big-ass-hill. Fo serious. It was vertical.

saltily running along

Did a nice, salty 5.5 mile run last week at point isabel. It was gorgeous! However, if I had known we were going to run right by costco, I would have brought my wallet. Though, you know, that would have meant I would have been running back with a shopping cart.

Did the lake yesterday, and really had to pee the whole time which made me run a ton faster. I'm still always last though! What is it with me? I'm only 26, and have lost 20 pounds in the last 3 years, and have a fair amount of muscle, yet can't seem to keep up with anyone. O wellllll.

Thanks to my newest donors!

Annie O'Rourke

Claire Stoermer

push ups are the bane of my existence

Why? Why can I not do push ups? During circuit drills we need to do 4 or 5 sets of 20. I can make it up to 15 each time before my arms give out, and that's "girl push ups". AAAH!

As illustrated, Alex powers on while I hug myself and ask why? whyyyy?

Halfway there!

My shoes are no longer white after saturdays run!

Last weekend I ran 7 miles. I'm sure everyone's tired of hearing about it, but it's the farthest I've ever run, and the run was a killer. We ran in redwood park in the Oakland hills. The trail was steep, hilly, rocky, muddy and yes, it rained because we ran through clouds. It was a really pretty run, but man. Those hills were nearly vertical and I was worried I would slip at some points.

For me, the first 2 miles are always the worst, and after that it gets easier.

Recommitment is this week, which is pretty crazy. I'm excited because I'm nearly at halfway to my minimum, but still have a ways to go.

I really want to do this race, so I'm hoping I make the minimum...

Thanks to my newest set of donors!

Manuel and Dharma Galang

Patti Schneider

inspiration point

inspiration point inspires me to run faster to get out of the freezing cold mist and wind. Have you ever run through clouds at 8 am on a saturday morning? Well, now I have.

I did 5.5 miles today before ten am. Craziness! Then I did two hours of kung fu. Without coffee.

I ache, and am sitting around with ice, but i feel good, and proud of myself since i have not been able to run for the past two weeks nearly, due to moving and general busy-ness. I missed all the ill training at lake chabot, but still managed to haul my butt up the hills somehow. I guess I technically did 6 miles, but walked the last 1/2 because my chiropractor only wanted me to do 4 miles anyway.

back in the game!

Thanks to my newest donors:
Terra Caldwell
Paul Banda
Scott Wu

6 miles!

I ran 6 miles on saturday! That's twice the amount I have ever run before EVER. The next day my back hurt a lot, but I bounced back pretty quickly. I saw my chiropractor yesterday and he told me I should be fine, but only wants me to do 4 miles today. Doctors orders!

T - one hour until the lake merritt buddy run.

I'm trying to figure out how to get my list of donors back up on my site, they seem to have disappeared when my even changed...but I'll figure it out. Otherwise, I'll just re-list them on my site myself. Speaking of which -

Thanks to my newest donor - Ken!

Just do it

Decided to switch my event to Nike Women's half-marathon in San Francisco instead of Kaui'i for various reasons. And now it's official!

1. with all the immigration costs Greg and I are dealing with now, if I can't raise the minimum donation for kaui'i we can't afford to make up the difference
2. Nike is October 18th, so I will have nearly 2 months extra training time
3. All my FRIENDS can come watch me run since it's in SAN FRANCISCO! so mark your calendars

Still aiming to raise as much as I can!

I've found some photos of my grandmother and uncle so hopefully I can decorate my page to remind myself why I am huffing and puffing around a track at 8 am every saturday morning.

Donors!

Thanks to my latest Donor, Erin Carter! You are awesome!