Blink!

Wow, it is less than two weeks until the marathon! It is as if blinked and my training schedule has disappeared! My weekend run was squeezed into early Saturday morning before many actvities. I had 15 miles on my training schedule but completed 12.5 as time was an issue and everyone keeps telling me that "the hay is in the barn" and so I backed off! I actually felt pretty good and enjoyed the fact that I did not have to do this route ever again!!! I tried to concentrate on the beautiful Fall colors but I admit that my mind kept wandering to the thought "I just have 5 more miles to go.., 3 miles to go, etc !" It stayed dry for the most part of my outing and the sun shined for portions of the first 2 hours. However, the sky darkened when I was half way done with my last 3.5 mile loop and thunder and lightning hit. Since, I was in the middle of the loop it was the same distance back to the car either way. So I moved for shelter and tried to pick up some speed. I am not a big fan of lightening as I lost a relative when she was hit by a bolt and I know to get out of it as quickly as possible.

I was unscathed by the storm but my IPhone had not survived as well. My IPhone was frozen and I was unable to play songs or make a phone call. It was quite amazing how the adrenaline helped me pick up my speed in the last 2 miles and I finished that loop faster than my previous times. I know the power of mother nature and I was not comfortable playing this game. While it was good to see that I still had energy to run, it was not very enjoyable.

But the run was completed in a pace just a bit faster than the NY Marathon sweeper truck pace -thus I felt good! Then off to help clean a yard of a family that is struggling against cancer and needs some help. At these moments, I know that I am so lucky to be able to train for such an event. In a blink of a moment how life can change for all of us.

Katie