Practice 2 and 3

I would first like to thank all of you who have made a donation, you rock!

My second practice I missed because of work. I was stuck in Indiana on a military base. I was working long hours which made it really difficult to find time to run. It was also 20 degree and I was not acclimated to running at that temperature. It didn't snow while I was there so I have no fun running in the snow story, sorry.

My third practice was on Saturday (2/21). It was a beautiful morning and the team was meeting behind the Jack in the Box on PCH at Warner. Linda and Derek pick me up around 6:30AM from Alyssa's house (she lives in Long Beach). We made it in time to hear the morning announcements. We decided to run in the top group. They now split our team into 5 groups. There were only 4 runners in our group and an instructor. We ran for an hour and went a little over 6 miles. On our way back you could see the Jack in the box sign... I never felt happier to see a Jack in the box in my life.

I received a band to wear while I run with the names of loved ones who have lived or died from blood cancer. If you would like, I would be honored to wear any of your loved ones names. Please send them to me so that I can add them to my band. Thank you for your support.

First Practice

I had my first Team in Training practice today at 7AM in Long Beach. It was a little harder then I though my first practice would be, only because it rained the whole time. Besides the weather, practice went great. We only had to run for 40 minutes which doesn't seem too bad right now, even in rain.
There were about 30 of us out there today, some walkers, and some joggers. I met a bunch of new friends. My mentor, Erin, is awesome. She is a blood cancer survivor. This will be her second marathon. Everyone seemed extremely happy for being awake at 7AM on a Saturday standing in the rain. I even had a smile on my face... I am ready to take this Marathon head on.
I will not be able to make it to next weeks practice because I will be in Indiana for work. Linda will be there to tell me all about what happens. I will run while in Indiana in the snow next week so look for that blog update... I might not sound so excited then.
Have a great weekend!