We are only half way through the calendar year and I’ve
already reached my goal… 12 in 2012!
Sadly, however, I will not be running races every weekend once I return
back to California since the cost for each race will be about six times as much
as they are here in Mexico. I will,
however, still race because it is too fun not to!
Today’s 10k was only okay for me. The first thing that was different this time
around was that I didn’t eat my usual half of a granola bar with peanut butter
because I didn’t have any granola bars in my pantry. The next thing that went wrong is that I
started the race way too fast to hold the pace the entire 6.2 miles. Then, I had a side stitch about halfway
through. Finally, I was zapped of energy
because I was tossing and turning the night before.
Although this was not my best 10k ever, I am still happy
that I gave it all that I had. A part of
me didn’t mind taking it a little slower than normal because I wanted to enjoy
every last moment of my last race in Mexico.
In a mere 4 days I will be leaving Torreon, Mexico in search of a job
back home in California. Many have
asked, “Are you sad?” The answer is that
it’s bittersweet. I am overjoyed to be going
back home with loved ones, but I will miss so many things here in Torreon.
A wonderful gift from God was being able to run into
Alejandro one more time before leaving Torreon.
In the final two kilometers Alejandro ran up behind me and said, “Animo
California.” Shocked I turned and saw
Alejandro’s bright and smiling face. Once
we crossed the finish line he gave me a gift (his bag from the desert run he
ran at the end of May) and we took one final picture together. Some people have an everlasting impact on
your life. This is true about Alejandro.
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| Alejandro and I first met during the marathon in March 2012. |
Now that my races here in Mexico are finished it’s time to
focus my attention on my training for the Nike Women’s Marathon in San
Francisco. I am so stoked to return to
California, meet my team, and train with them for this event. I am also really excited that this is my
first race for charity. I will be
running the Nike Women’s Marathon to raise funds for the Leukemia and
Lymphoma Society.
The person I am honoring in my Leukemia and Lymphoma
Society run is my Uncle Gene who has so bravely fought his battle with
cancer. He is amazingly resilient and adventurous.
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Uncle Gene writes about paragliding, “The Great thing about flying is, I
think that sometimes I get so high and the views are so majestic that I look up
and just give thanks. From that altitude, I think there is a better chance of Him
hearing me.”
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Please donate to my efforts of raising lifesaving funds to fight the battle with cancer. Together we can and will find a cure. Please help! You may donate to my event at: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sac/nikesf12/strongwells
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