Yesterday's long run took place along the Hudson river, a nice flat run with gorgeous views of the Hudson. My teammates and I met bright and early in Central Park at 7 a.m., and heard a heartbreaking inspirational mission moment. Not only has one of our teammates recently lost her second brother to leukemia, she also lost her mother to a stroke just weeks later. Her story was passed on to the Team by our mission captain, who passed around cards for words of support. I can't even begin to imagine the pain that she must be enduring at this time. Despite all that she is going through, she is continuing to train for the NYC marathon. She trains to stop leukemia from taking more lives.
Her story carried two of my mentees through their longest runs ever- 6 miles. As our longest run before the Hampton's half marathon will be 12 miles or less, we're already half way there in terms of our distance. In the last few weeks we've been working on our running form and cadence. We'll now start focusing on effort levels before the grueling hill workouts begin. Here's a look at yesterdays run:
I also thought I'd share my 5 mile route in Chicago from the 4th of July weekend- an amazing run along Lake Michigan and up into the Northwestern University's campus. I miss Chicago already!
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