For Father's Day, I traveled home to Pennsylvania. Along with a bottomless bread basket (CARBS) and a wing of the house to myself, I also enjoyed running on the softer country road. From my house, I ran into a nearby town and back... It was not the most scenic outing, but being alone on the road felt... pioneeresque! One is never alone in NY, always exposed and always surrounded. Plus, tasting wheat and pollen instead of dust or stale seaweed (West Side Highway, though I love that taste) was refreshing.
Today's team run in Central Park was all about arm technique and maximizing lower arm swings. We ran two lower loops of the park (1.7mi x2) and then it started to rain... to POUR. Lauren and I walked blissfully through the rain, wishing we were hidden away in one of the groves!
Tuesday, June 22
Thursday, June 17
Marathon: Oh. My. (re: Fight Cancer with Tara)
HEY. this is my culture blog, but I am expanding it to incorporate my most recent pastime: training for the 2010 ING NYC Marathon! (AHHHHH.) I am running with Team in Training benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which hits close to home for reasons I will explain in the future.
HOLY COW. Training started June 3, and now I can't believe I'm two weeks into it! I truly started training on my own in early April, then got in the groove of running, then went to Italy for two weeks (a magnificent break from exercise!), and came back full-throttle after Memorial Day. I've been training at 11 minute mile pace (my current goal for the marathon), running 3-4 miles 3-4 times per week.
This past Wednesday, I ran the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge (3.5mi) with the Foundation. It was wonderful to be running in CENTRAL PARK! with my co-workers, and feeling the pressure of a real race. My time was WAY faster than I've been training and it felt great to push myself.
Today, oh man, I tried Bikram Yoga for the first time at Yoga to the People. It was exhausting... and as my roommate Lauren said, it feels like a religious experience. The class was 90 minutes and temperature was above 105 degrees. I'm not used to Yoga, much less a class packed with 50 people, all sweating bullets. I didn't even know my shins could sweat?!?!?
I felt like a new person afterwards and can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow... hopefully completely relaxed and all stretched out for the weekend.
Finally: my Team in Training website!
HOLY COW. Training started June 3, and now I can't believe I'm two weeks into it! I truly started training on my own in early April, then got in the groove of running, then went to Italy for two weeks (a magnificent break from exercise!), and came back full-throttle after Memorial Day. I've been training at 11 minute mile pace (my current goal for the marathon), running 3-4 miles 3-4 times per week.
This past Wednesday, I ran the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge (3.5mi) with the Foundation. It was wonderful to be running in CENTRAL PARK! with my co-workers, and feeling the pressure of a real race. My time was WAY faster than I've been training and it felt great to push myself.
Today, oh man, I tried Bikram Yoga for the first time at Yoga to the People. It was exhausting... and as my roommate Lauren said, it feels like a religious experience. The class was 90 minutes and temperature was above 105 degrees. I'm not used to Yoga, much less a class packed with 50 people, all sweating bullets. I didn't even know my shins could sweat?!?!?
I felt like a new person afterwards and can't wait to see how I feel tomorrow... hopefully completely relaxed and all stretched out for the weekend.
Finally: my Team in Training website!
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