On Track

I woke up an hour late to do the looong run so it wasn't quite "long." Still, it's the farthest I've ran since training began. Deficit: time was only a few minutes longer than what I've been running. I've got to do better next weekend. Speed is at least coming back to me. Perhaps I just have to run against the wind before I time myself. Consequentially, I am getting things done; my self-efficacy is really paramount. Really.

moderate course
5.2 miles
44 min/8.7 min mile (6.8 mph)
mood: "feeling good/feeling great/i look good/don't hate"

still icing my hamstring. let me tell you, cold baths--when you don't have a whirlpool are NOT F-u-n. I assure you, however, that my telling you about stumbling into the tub filled with ice water and the dramatics that ensue, including what comes out of my mouth is likely, the highlight of my sister's day.

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Weekly Top 20

11AM yoga
1PM lunch
3PM snack-Tofutti ice cream sandwich
3:05PM RUN

hurt hamstring+swollen ankle+ice and wind=4.22 miles/ 39 min
Consistent with my time on most mornings this month.
Tomorrow will be my first relative "long run".

Good run today for the conditions. Slow, but steady. Although, the playlist really helps. Any advice for the DJ?

In full disclosure, without shame...

Today's top 5:

N.O.R.E- Oye Mi Canto
Mos Def & Talib Kweli- Re:Definition
Kanye- Through the wire
New Found Glory- The Glory of Love
Mos Def- Ms. Fat Booty

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Wake up and Smell the Coffee

When I was a kid, I used to take the Bus. You know, a short bus. Now, while some of you might think I rode with the "best and brightest", the opposite was true. Twas no SpEd pick up for me. My little Quaker School is where I got smaht but due to their cash flow problems, (and the geographic diversity of the student body), we got short buses.

Mr. Atkinson, an OLD man, ancient to any 5 year old, drove the bus during kindergarten. He drove it up until the 4th grade or so and he was constantly yelling and screaming at kids to "Shut up will ya?" or "Jesuschrist you're gonna murder me with all yous screaming." His South Jersey dialect was creme de la creme. He also Yelled at Seth everyday. Seth, a classmate of mine, used to each ranch flavored Doritos or some gross tastykake (viva la philadelphia) everyday on the bus. Then, fall asleep or something. Atkinson would yell, "Damnit Seth- would you wake up and smell the coffee??? get off the bus, will ya?" And Seth would lethargically get up and drag his book bag, starter jacket and other cool kid accessories off the bus.

Motivation is hard to come by but getting your butt up from a nice slumber is definitely most challenging. this morning was C-O-L-D and although I planned to do an easy run + hills, I could not get out of bed. I hit snooze for 45 minutes. I don't drink coffee.

The good news is, I got out of bed.

It was the first morning where I ran with gloves. This is history in the making. 5 months, and a day to go.

As some of you have asked, you can check our my donation page to make your donation for me (Team BMC- Devon Wilson-Hill) now, or can wait awhile and I'll give you a direct plug and play.

It's begun. READY, SET, RUN!

Last January, after much convincing, I joined my Stephens House friend of old, M., in California where we ran our first half marathon. I had no desire to run; a race more than 10K was never on my radar. In fact, after graduating, I ran my first 5 mile race in 2005, won a trophy and two months later, basically, stopped training altogether. But, M. and I met our good friend W. in CA and enjoyed one of the most rewarding days ever. It didn't hurt that it was winter in New England and the trip to CA was Awe-some!

In any event, running is a family tradition. Mom has been running for-ever. I remember riding my bike along side her when I was just off training wheels.

Apparently, signing up for crazy things is also a family tradition. My mother ran her first marathon a few years ago after learning that even though she could get a number for the Philly half marathon, she would be charged full marathon price. Having neither run a half or a full marathon before, having run only 10 miles in the past few months, she completed the marathon.

So, here I am.

Two weeks of getting my butt out of bed to run before work, I'm signed up and ready to run the Boston in order to raise money for Boston Medical Center, a safety net hospital located in Boston's South End. BMC is a private institution, with a public mission of exceptional care, without exception. That's public health lingo meaning we care for any child, adult or family regardless of their ability to pay for care (yes, even with healthcare reform paying for care is STILL a problem). The hospital supports 70 sub-specialties and a multitude of social service programs, including the only hospital based Preventive Food Pantry in the country, a Grow Clinic, Robotic assisted surgery in cardiology and neurosurgery, the Kids Fund, the Medical Legal Partnership for Children, and MUCH more.

I am at the starting blocks. Here I go: Ready, Set, RUN!