The week in review

This week's workouts have been very up and down. Monday, I swam for the first (real) time. I was very impressed at how well I did. 20 down and backs at the pool at Prairie Life. Not sure how much that really is, but I was huffin' and puffin' and my heart was getting a good workout. Running with Katie on Tuesday didn't go quite so well. Our 3 miles could have gone by faster for sure! Then swimming last night was still pretty good, but tougher than the first day. Hopefully tonight's 2 miles will motivate me going in to Saturday's 10 mile run!

Speaking of, I have to run my first double digits without the team. Scary! Luckily Andrea and I (and maybe Pete and Hank) will run together in Wichita before I head out to Vegas for "Laura's Last Stand"! This promises to be a great weekend with some great girls!

What a weekend....

It went by way too fast!

The team ran 8 miles again on Saturday. I'm most proud of Andrea's dog Hank, a little beagle who ran all 8 miles, and still had enough energy to wrestle with my dog afterwards! We worked out more details for Red White and Cure and its going to be great! Spread the word to all your friends. You don't want to miss this great party!

Red White & Cure

Well, I just got back from a wonderful vacation to Disneyland. I never thought vacation could be so exhausting! But chasing around a couple adorable toddlers in the happiest place on earth proved to be just as fun as I imagined.

Now that I'm back and trying to get in the swing of things again, I feel a bit guilty for not getting my training runs in this week. Although I'm sure I logged more miles walking around the park.

Things are off and running for the team's big fundraising event - RED WHITE & CURE. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, July 3, starting at 5 pm at Wil Jennys (next to Nick and Jake's) in Overland Park. Tickets are only $20 if you get them from me beforehand - as opposed to $40 at the door. All proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and Team in Training. We'll have some great stuff to raffle and even better stuff to auction off. Including golf lessons from one of the local country club's golf pro's, personal training sessions and a one-month gym membership. Its going to be a lot of fun and all for a great cause! Spread the word to all your friends!

Hospital Hill photos are up!

Photos from the Hospital Hill run are now online! Visit www.actionsportsimages.com and click on the link for the 2007 Hospital Hill Run. Enter my bib number (5185) to view all the photos of me in the race. There are a few that make me look like a real runner!

Here's one of my favorites. Paul ran the 10k in about 45 minutes and got 72nd place overall. He was pretty excited and has since decided to run the Kansas City Marathon! Go Rizzo!

Celebrity Run In!

Update from Thursday night... Sara and I went to see the John Corbett Band at the Beaumont Club. John Corbett was Aidan in Sex and the City. He was also in Northern Exposure, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Raising Helen and others. Let's suffice it to say he is better looking in person than on TV and we all know how gorgeous he is on the screen. This photo is from a post concert outing to Kelly's in Westport.


And there are more concerts to come... Sara and I went to Brooks & Dunn/Alan Jackson last night and coming up - Toby Keith, OAR, Kenny Chesney/Sugarland/Pat Green and Dierks Bentley to name a few.

Sore...

I thought I was fine after the run. Thought I could have even gone further. But last night and today, my legs are tired and sore! Going up the steps to Erin's apartment last night was no easy task. Thank goodness for rest days! But I am getting so excited about the race and the training. I'm surprised to say it, but I'm actually starting to like running and I'm looking forward to the next training run. It's getting so much easier and that makes it more fun. Plus, I'm going to the doctor tomorrow to see what can be done about this exercise induced asthma. Being able to actually breathe when I run will be so great!

Looking forward to tonight's Alan Jackson/Brooks and Dunn concert at Sandstone. Live music is the best!

Hospital Hill Run

Well, I ran my first 10k this morning. 5:30 am came way too soon, but before I knew it the race was over and now I have my whole day left!

I ran the first half of the race with Nicole Schumacher - whom I've convinced to do Nike with me! Then we split and she took off for the second half. She only ended up beating my by about 1 minute though. We really tryed to finish with a negative split and not get killed on the hills.

I felt good for the most part while I ran. I definitely need to ice my ankles as they gave me a bit of a problem throughout. Once I hit the last water stop, I dumped the cup on my head, trekked up the last (grueling) hill and then kicked it into high gear for the home stretch. I picked a guy up ahead that I wanted to pass and I did in plenty of time! Ended up running about 1:05. Its not going to win me a place, but I am so happy with how I did. I even felt like I could have kept going if I needed to....those days are coming soon though!

Photos from the run to come soon...