Next month marks my 5th anniversary from running my first marathon. I was first intrigued with running when I got involved with Team In Training which is a program with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society that raises money for blood cancers. This program became near and dear to my heart because I am also a nurse that works in Oncology and specializes in blood cancers. I ran my first marathon in memory of a little 3 year old boy who lost his battle with Leukemia after transplant.
I had my babies and I took a few years off from running. I ran an occasional race here and there, but nothing consistently. I am happy to say that I have been back to running full force since March and I am loving it. I feel good, I have more energy and I get excited to go out for a run! My girls and Jason are supportive of me and I sometimes even leave it up to Lily to tell me how many miles I can run in a day! Anyway...fall is here and it is the best time of year to be outside running. I have worked hard all summer in the heat and I'm hoping it has paid off. My goals are to run a sub-2 hour half marathon and somewhere near a 4:15 marathon....we will see!
My Upcoming Race Schedule:
September 8th: Peak to Peak 10 miler (run from the Peak Performance Store in Bellevue to the Peak Performance on 78th and Cass on the Keystone Trail)
September 16th: The Omaha Corporate Cup (10K)
September 23rd: The Omaha Half Marathon
October 21st: The Des Moines Full Marathon
October 28th: GOATZ (Greater Omaha Area Trail Runners) 50K Trail Run (31 mile trail run at Lake Cunningham)...this one is new to me...I have never done trail running and I'm not sure how it will go since it is one week after my marathon!
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