When the opportunity to join the Oasis for Orphans teams came up, I was already training for the Chicago Rock-n-Roll half. I ran my first half marathon in May, at the Indy 500 Mini-Marathon, and I wanted to increase my speed, hoping to come in at least under three hours and beat my Indy 3h 15m time when I run the Rock-n-Roll half. I'd started using a Weight Watchers-like app to track food and activity so I could drop a few pounds. I planned on running my first full marathon next year... but I couldn't pass up this opportunity! Plus, my husband entered the marathon via the lottery, and I didn't want to just watch him run for four hours. Instead, he'll need to wait for me to finish, haha!
Former SUPER fat kid runs marathon! Film at 11!
While you're here, please check out the awesome charity for which I'm running the Chicago marathon. Through sponsorship and guardianship, Oasis for Orphans provides a holistic approach in the spiritual, economical, physical, and social growth of Kenyan orphans.
Oasis for Orphans
Sunday, June 30, 2013
105 Days!
Thanks to my Hal Higdon training app, I know how many days until the Chicago Marathon so I'll know when I should really panic.
When the opportunity to join the Oasis for Orphans teams came up, I was already training for the Chicago Rock-n-Roll half. I ran my first half marathon in May, at the Indy 500 Mini-Marathon, and I wanted to increase my speed, hoping to come in at least under three hours and beat my Indy 3h 15m time when I run the Rock-n-Roll half. I'd started using a Weight Watchers-like app to track food and activity so I could drop a few pounds. I planned on running my first full marathon next year... but I couldn't pass up this opportunity! Plus, my husband entered the marathon via the lottery, and I didn't want to just watch him run for four hours. Instead, he'll need to wait for me to finish, haha!
When the opportunity to join the Oasis for Orphans teams came up, I was already training for the Chicago Rock-n-Roll half. I ran my first half marathon in May, at the Indy 500 Mini-Marathon, and I wanted to increase my speed, hoping to come in at least under three hours and beat my Indy 3h 15m time when I run the Rock-n-Roll half. I'd started using a Weight Watchers-like app to track food and activity so I could drop a few pounds. I planned on running my first full marathon next year... but I couldn't pass up this opportunity! Plus, my husband entered the marathon via the lottery, and I didn't want to just watch him run for four hours. Instead, he'll need to wait for me to finish, haha!
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