Saturday November 10th

Today I wanted to try and save a little something for the Silver Strand 1/2 marathon tomorrow so I did a morning run at Lake Murray and actually managed to keep my pace down to a reasonable level of 9:00!  I did really have to put my mind to it though!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/244892485

I don't plan of running too hard tomorrow but you never know what can happen when you start running!

I learn to appreciate this more and more everyday!  There have been ups and downs but I know I will look back at this as one of the greatest experiences of my life! 

Total Miles:  1779.17   Pace Runner:  1731.64   +  47.53 miles (I'll get back over the 50 mark tomorrow!)

Love you Mom & Pops!  Thanksgiving can't get here soon enough! <3

" We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough."  ~ Rabbi Harold Kushner 

M - F 5th - 9th of Nov.

Monday, Nov. 5th:  What a crazy weekend!  Got some sort of a flu bug that had me down all weekend.  Fever & chills, the works!  Still not 100% but ran 2.9 miles today just to test it out.  Forgot my watch so used the Nike plus on my phone.  Stomach not there yet but hopefully I am going in the right direction!

Tuesday, Nov. 6th:  Increased the miles today.  We did a short warm up run with the girls for XC & then I added the freeway (56) run in for some extra mileage.  League finals are tomorrow so I'm hoping for some great races!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/241763736

Thursday, Nov. 8th:  Great races yesterday!  Jessi Sanborn won girls race, Patrick Bourke won boys race, & Gabby Thomas won the girls JV race!  League champs all around too!  So I celebrated with a long run.  I combined the freeway run with the swamp run & got 9 good miles in!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241763743

Friday, Nov. 9th:  Happy Friday!  I did my old stand-by around Fiesta Bay and actually ran into an old Blessed Sacrament friend, Katie Clapp.  You just never know who you are going to run into!  It was a good run and I think I should make the 1/2 on Sunday ok.  Wasn't sure if I had the stamina still after so many days off recently... time will tell!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241763749

Total Miles:  1772.87   Pace Runner:  1726.14   + 46.73 miles  (lowest cushion since probably back in April!)  Time to get to work!

Love to my Mom & Dad & looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks! <3

Some great XC motivation & cool story!  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrTtDxd-4iY   

M - TH Oct. 29 - Nov. 1st

Monday, Oct. 29th:  My Garmin was on the fritz today so I ran with Coach Linn's Garmin for 4.73 miles.  Just a medium run with the XC team.

Tuesday, Oct. 30th:  Short run for the XC team today as we have our last league meet tomorrow vs. Serra HS.  I then added the freeway run to it for a little over 8 miles.  Garmin is working again, yeah!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241763727

Thursday, Nov. 1st:  Did 1st light, left trail to the stairs today.  Had a decent meet but it was warm so the times weren't what the kids were looking for.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/241763732

Total Miles:  1746.06   Pace Runner:  1682.16   +  63.90 miles  (hanging tough but not feeling 100%)

Love to all as we move to the last 2 months of this journey.  THANK YOU for all of your support in any and all forms that it has come in!  I couldn't do it without you!

In honor of Halloween, here is a classic Halloween light house show.  The Party Rock Anthem one is good too!  Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUAV_1jBJB4&feature=fvwrel 

 

Saturday, Oct. 27th

What an awesome day for a run in the city by the bay!  I won't go into all the info as you can check the stats out on the garmin link below but I will tell you that running in the City is not for the faint of heart.  Nob Hill & Russian Hill are no joke for a flatlander like me! 

But once I got down to the waterfront, it was a great run!  Going over the bridge and back was very cool too!  Had a great time at Beth & Ben's wedding and it is always good to see my old friends from my Santa Barbara days!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/238177619

Here are a couple of shots from my run.  I took my phone just in case and that way I could take a few pics as well! 

The gal who took this one was taking forever but I guess it was worth it!

This was a self portrait that turned out amazingly well.  I didn't have my glasses so I couldn't check it before I got back to the hotel!

Here are the newlyweds!  Congrats Beth & Ben!

Total Miles:  1728.83   Pace Runner:  1654.68   +  74.15 miles ahead of pace!

Love to all my friends who are supporting me so well and to my folks too!  <3

 

M - F Oct. 22 - 26

Monday, Oct. 22  We had a short practice day with speed work on the track and so I ran the freeway run after practice to get a little more mileage!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236417693

Tuesday, Oct. 23 Short warm up run day before our meet so it was short.  Not much to report but a couple more miles...

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236524705

Thursday, Oct. 25th  Pretty good meet yesterday but not much competition in the western league!  We did Torrey Pines run and them I added on up to 4th light to get over 8 miles total!  Onward & upward!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/238177606

Friday, Oct. 26th  Today I snuck in a Lake Murray run before I left for my friends' wedding in San Francisco.  Looking forward to a great run tomorrow in the city by the Bay!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/238177611

Not a terrible week mileage wise with a day off included and I hope to get a long one in tomorrow!

Thanks for the continued support as this is not getting any easier with the nagging aches and pains mounting over time!  DONATE!  SUPPORT! and PLEASE SHARE my story and blog address with others!  I greatly appreciate it!  The 26th is day 300 by the way, so only 66 more days to get this done!

Total Miles:   1714.27  Pace Runner:  1649.18  +  65.09 miles  (Hangin' tough but I need your support!)

Love you Mom & Dad!

 

Sunday, Oct. 21st

Today was a good catch up day as far as miles go with 10.4 miles around Fiesta Bay + the whole area of Ski Beach added in.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/236417684

Side note:  Sorry I have fallen so far behind in these postings but I just never seem to find time to get them done!  I still am not sleeping as I need to and between school work, XC, property management, and other activities, I am always scrambling to get these done (along with everything else in my life!).  I will work on getting caught up in the coming weeks!  Thanks for your patience!  

Check out my facebook group: 2012 in 2012 for more up to date info as I try to post there about 1 - 2 times a week.

For now, I will share this:

Thanks for all of your continued support and I hope that you keep encouraging me, spreading the word, and donating! 

Total Miles:  1689.92  Pace Runner:   1621.69   +  68.23 miles!

Love to you, Mom & Dad!  
 

Saturday, Oct. 20th

Early morning run after a busy Friday!  Ran the long version of the Fiesta Bay run going around Mission Bay HS.  The kids did great at Mt. Sac!  The Frosh represented well especially considering their 2 best were running in different races!  The JV girls won the National Championship race which shows our depth.  The girls Varsity took 4th in their sweepstakes race and I believe the boys Varsity took 6th in their sweepstakes race.  A great day was had by all and the heat was not as bad as it could have been!  Great job DONS!

Spent a lot of time in traffic trying to get to the Dons vs. Saints football game and barely made it to see the final 5 minutes!  At least we got to listen to it on the radio and they made a great comeback to win it!

Pretty good steady pace except for mile 6, but I always feel better after a day off!  We also had a busy day with Open House at school today!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/236417677

Total Miles:  1679.52   Pace Runner:  1616.20   +  63.32 miles (moving back in the right direction!)

Love to my folks who continue to fight the good fight!  <3

Here is a great quote on leadership:

"The very essence of leadership is you have a vision.  It's got to be a vision you articulate clearly and forcefully on every occasion.  You can't blow an uncertain trumpet." ~ Fr. Theodore Hesburgh  

M- F Oct. 15 - 19

The week of Oct. 15 - 19th:

Monday:  Was a new run for you.  We did what we refer to as the "Swamp Run" because it goes by this pool of water at a golf course which is frequently covered by green moss when it hasn't rained in a while.  It is really just part of the 56 bike path that I ran often before cross country season during the school year.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/233905494

For cross country purposes, we go up Old Carmel Valley which has a pretty good hill in it on the north side of the 56 to get back up to school.  Not usually a favorite with the girls but it is good hill training for them as they prepare for Mt. SAC race on Friday!

Tuesday:  Did a double today for some extra miles.  First, was our 1st light, past stairs, left trail, back to the stairs.  Usual run no troubles.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/234206324

The 2nd part was short, just the neighborhood run with a trip down OLD Carmel Valley to the end of cul-de-sac and back to school.  Just wanted some extra mileage as I will need it!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/234214728

Wednesday:  We had a hill party for more Mt. SAC prep & I ran four of the hill repeats after the neighborhood warm up.  I then added on a trip up to the 4th light on Carmel Valley.  Mixed it up a bit by going under the street on an almost finished tunnel at Lopellia Meadows Pl.  The tunnel is therem they just didn't finish the other side as far as a sidewalk goes.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/236417663

Thursday:  A quick 2nd light and short tune up for Mt. SAC.  Hope they are up for it tomorrow! :)

http://connect.garmin.com/player/236417670

Another week in the books as I know I won't have time to run tomorrow with driving to LA and back.  Hope to catch the 2nd half of the Dons vs. Saints football game (formerly known as the Charity Bowl!)  By the way, I won both games that I played in!  8-0 & 21-0!  ROLL DONS!

Total Miles:  1670.82   Pace Runner:  1610.70   +  60.12 miles (that is with the day off for Mt. SAC!)  

Love to all my supporters!  I can't do it with out you!  Let me hear from you!  <3

"Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor."  ~ Brian Tracy

Sunday, Oct. 14th

Well, my Garmin was on the fritz again today so I went with my Nike + app on my phone and carried it around the bay with me!  Pretty frustrating but that's the way it goes.  I ran 8.18 miles and it well despite having to hold my phone!

Still haven't figured out how to get the info from Nike + but might have to if I have to use it more often.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSEV6O5JoPI&feature=related

Found this the other day.  Even if you don't care for Will Smith, he does have a lot of great thoughts on living a great life!  Carpe Diem!

Total Miles:  1645.22   Pace Runner:   1583.21   +  62.01 miles  (Back above 60!)

Love to the folks in Vegas and to all the new folks who have donated!  <3

"Choosing to lead your life and not just accepting it is critical to owning your dream."  ~ John C. Maxwell  

Saturday, Oct. 13th

Still can't quite put my finger on it, but I run crazy fast when I run at Lake Murray and today may have been my best effort yet as far as speed goes.  I ran my 7th mile at 7:51.  I remember just a few short months ago, I couldn't dream of running my 1st & only mile at that pace!

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/233882731

In any event it was a good run and I have to assume it is because it reminds me of my childhood (playing little league at the fields down there & exploring all over the place, including going inside the dam!) 

Here is a fun photo I haven't shared yet!  I'm getting into the ice whirlpool at school and it is always tough when you go up to your waist!  A little embarrassing but I'm sure some of you will enjoy it or can relate!

More fun awaits...

Total Miles:  1637.04   Pace Runner:  1577.72   +  59.32 miles  

Love to my Notre Dame loving folks!  GO IRISH!!!!  <3

"Courage is not the towering oak that sees storms come and go, it is the fragile blossom that opens in the snow"  ~ Alice Mackenzie Swaim  

M - F Oct. 8th - 12th

Here is another quick review of the week that was 10/8 - 10/12:

Monday was a holiday from school so the JV girls XC team met at the beach in Del Mar.  Unfortunately my Garmin was frozen and I had to download Nike + App to my phone and run with it in my hand!  It is actually pretty cool & was free, I just don't want to run with my phone, even on my arm.  4.28 miles.

Tuesday I did a double run.  1st with the XC team for practice 2nd light to the stairs in the canyon.  2nd was the freeway run for some extra mileage.  8.44 miles total.  Got the Garmin working with help from Google!

http://connect.garmin.com/player/232090403

Wednesday we had our meet vs. OLP & Saints and it was no contest!  ROLL DONS!  No run to celebrate!

Thursday did another double run as I will have to do this to keep the miles coming at a reasonable pace.  Did the freeway run then on to the Old/New CarmelValley loop for a total of 8.03 miles.

http://connect.garmin.com/player/233882716

Friday we did a track workout which I think I should start doing with them just to keep some miles up.  Only did the warm up run and wanted more but had to work the football scoreboard.  A disappointing 1.84 miles.  Hope for some decent mileage this weekend!

Total Miles:  1629.96  Pace runner:  1572.22   +  57.74  (So much for not under 60 again!  On ward and upward!

Love you Mom & Pops.  Keep fighting the good fight!  <3

"Sometimes one choice not only changes the direction of our lives, but that of many, many others." ~ Unknown

Keep the comments, prayers, sharing, & donations coming, we are nearing the end (over 81%done) so the time is short to raise this last piece of money.  I didn't come this far to come up short!  Please help me in anyway you think you can!  THANK YOU ALL!