I swear I'm a 25 year old in a -- well I won't put any age to it because my Gma could kick my a** and she's 86 so let's just say, -- different age group's body. I attended our first long run training last Saturday and us beginner folk ran 4.5 miles!! It was the longest I've run in months for sure and after about 3.75 of it my right foot really gave me grief. For a little background: I started training for a 10 mile race in February, right after I got my cast off my wrist, but since my muscles had atrophied from doing little more than walking for over a month, my tendon got the brunt of the effort and decided to fight back. 2 weeks into that training I had to stop running for another 2 weeks because I woke up and couldn't take a step on that foot. Ariana's tendon 1, Ariana 0. But I've been slowly builing up again and I'm going to prevail! I finished the Saturday run and even completed the victory lap around Kezar Stadium! Yay!
That 10 mile race I was training for is actually this coming Sunday. Needless to say I will not be doing the 10 miles (as a compromise to that nasty Tendon of mine...let's name him Mr. T (names have been changed to protect the innocent - and the sensitive). However, there is a 10k option so I will be attempting that. Yes that's right, after only having built up to 4.5 miles and being in pain all the while I'm going to attempt a little over 6 miles a week later. Crazy? Sure! Not as crazy as our co-captain Zach who's training for the SF Marathon WHILE training for some Ironman Triathalon (who does that??). Anywho...I'll keep you all posted on the running attempts.
If anyone wants to donate to my efforts, our dear co-captain Mindy will be treating us to beer tomorrow night after our cross training if we raise any money (I know I needed to pull at your heart strings SOMEHOW). :) You can visit my fundraising page here: https://secure2.merchantcart.net/runsfm//mywebpage.cfm?pid=457054.
For real though, while I am running so that I can get back into shape and have a goal to aim for, I probably wouldn't have chosen this race if I truly didn't believe in raising money for the cause. Shanti is an amazing organization that makes a difference in thousands of lives each year by providing a variety of services ranging from healthcare navigation, wellness workshops, food assistance, patient advocacy and more to San Franciscans living with HIV/AIDS or breast cancer. I need your help to ensure we can continue to serve every client that walks through our doors so please donate today!
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