Why do I run? Check here to find out more.
What do I do in terms of running? Well... I ran my first marathon on July, 13, 1997, here in San Francisco. That's right, 26.2 miles. But that's a long way! Yup. I've done it before, and I'll do it again.
I was also a team captain for the 1998 version of the wild 'n' crazy Hood to Coast Relay, a relay race from Mount Hood to Seaside, OR. That's nearly 200 miles!
Future training plans? I really hope to run the Mayor's Midnight Sun Marathon in Anchorage, AK, this June 19th -- it's a friend's 30th birthday -- and I'm actually thinking of a 50K (31 miles) in December... yikes, now it's in print!
CAN SHE DO IT?!?!? Watch this space...
In addition, I trained for my first marathon through the Team in Training program, put on by the Leukemia Society of America. It's a great program in which expert coaches lead novice and experienced runners through a training program while the runners train and raise money for leukemia research. It's been lots of fun; and since I first completed the program in Spring 1997, I've mentored new runners in the program in the fall of '97 and the spring of '98; I became a team captain during the fall 1998 season. I currently maintain a web site for both San Francisco Team in Training regions.
It's great to be able to pass on the wisdom (?) that I picked up during my first round of marathon training.
Some of my favorite running links!!