Emerson wrote "how much of human life is lost in waiting", he must have known how long today would be for me. You see today is the day Nike Women's Marathon randomly draws 12,000 names from an eager pool of 30,000+ people (mostly women who hate to wait) to gain entry into this year's race. According to the NWM Facebook page people were being notified at 4:30 this morning that they were in. It also said they were still drawing names.
It's 6 p.m. and I've heard nothing. Meh.
This is the October race I am hoping to have lined up for my race-a-month and it's looking like I may have to hunt down another. We put together a group of several women, one a friend from college and some of her family, a friend from work, and a new running buddy. It's not just Karla and my heart's on the line here, there's a village counting on this!
It was also another destination race to get me out of Portland and hang with Karla. I think we've decided if this doesn't come through we may do the Diva Half Marathon in Puerto Rico. It is in November, in Puerto Rico, obviously. By mid November I may be ready for some sun, surf, fruity cocktails and running, of course. Karla and I are emailing back and forth tonight looking for new information from the other.
So, for tonight I'll be on this couch doing the last assignment for my EDRES 563 class and refreshing my email every five seconds. Don't send me any emails tonight unless you are Karla, are giving me thousands of dollars or have great news like our group is running the NWM in October.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
How are these the same: My Training Schedule and Soutwest Airlines Maintenance
I leave for Hawaii next Thursday.
I leave for Hawaii next Thursday to run the Diva half marathon.
I leave for Hawaii next Thursday and I have kept to my planned training schedule like Southwest Airlines keeps up with plane maintenance.
This is how I see my Hawaii trip: It is a chance for me to get together with one of my dearest friends and celebrate our 20 year anniversary from when we went to Hawaii together when we were seniors in high school--and run/walk/skip 13.1 miles on a Sunday.
In other words, it's a goodbye to my youth. Or so that is how it seems when I say it was 20 years ago that I was a senior in high school.
Seeing as how I could not keep myself to my own schedule I went ahead and signed up with Fit Right NW's Get Fit Live Fit half marathon training program. I missed the first meeting on Monday (had class). I am hoping this will help keep me on a schedule since everything else is so busy. There is only three weeks of class left and I will have all spring to not have to worry about getting my work done before I can get my workout done.
Gotta get it done. I am up-to-date on my one race a month New Year's resolution, so that is one thing I am keeping up with, so that's nice.
I leave for Hawaii next Thursday to run the Diva half marathon.
I leave for Hawaii next Thursday and I have kept to my planned training schedule like Southwest Airlines keeps up with plane maintenance.
This is how I see my Hawaii trip: It is a chance for me to get together with one of my dearest friends and celebrate our 20 year anniversary from when we went to Hawaii together when we were seniors in high school--and run/walk/skip 13.1 miles on a Sunday.
In other words, it's a goodbye to my youth. Or so that is how it seems when I say it was 20 years ago that I was a senior in high school.
Seeing as how I could not keep myself to my own schedule I went ahead and signed up with Fit Right NW's Get Fit Live Fit half marathon training program. I missed the first meeting on Monday (had class). I am hoping this will help keep me on a schedule since everything else is so busy. There is only three weeks of class left and I will have all spring to not have to worry about getting my work done before I can get my workout done.
Gotta get it done. I am up-to-date on my one race a month New Year's resolution, so that is one thing I am keeping up with, so that's nice.
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