If I look tired it’s because I’m a full time student, worker, wife, and runner. These are the races on my docket:
9/22/12 Miracle Miles 15k
10/13/12 UCF 7 miler
10/20/12 Rocktoberfest 10 miler
11/18/12 RnR Miami Half Marathon
12/8/12 Florida Holiday Half Marathon
1/12/13 Disney Half Marathon
2/17/13 Breast Cancer Marathon
3/17/13 Sarasota Half Marathon
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
The cure of laughing and running
I felt under the weather most of this week and a lot going on with changes in my company and school starting. Friday night I went out with my friends to celebrate a best friend's birthday. We went to a Greek place that was fabulous and then the Improv to laugh the night away at Simmore. She was so funny that I laughed so much I know I woke up with more wrinkles. That night was very much needed. This morning I woke up and knew I was running without my girls because they were doing some mud race. My goal was to do 5 miles. I felt so good getting around the lake the first 2.5 miles. I had so much time to reflect on my week and recall the funny moments from Friday evening. Their were so many groups out running and biking. I saw team in training and team challenge groups. I also saw a few of the girls from CFWR and we said hi and cheered each other on in passing. So it wasn't a completely alone run. I kept run/walk intervals 3/1 and only felt a little tired after 4 miles. I know it's mostly anxiety. I took my one minute break to focus on how I felt when I first got to the lake in the morning. How peaceful, non sweaty and excited I felt. I mentally put myself back there and finished pretty strong. I could've gone for 6. I love running so much and how it has opened up my mind and helped me gain a more sense of control and responsibility for my life. I split my runs into quarter miles of thoughts. And my last quarter mile I was looking towards the future. I know I'm on the right path now and am already thinking of a masters program and focusing on doing what I love for a very long time. Laughing and running cleared up my week. 
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Well into the Summer
I've changed my blog name, so maybe that will make me post more? I'm not sure on that. Things have gone so fantastic for me in 2012. The more I run and become comfortable as I lose more weight, I feel that I am better at everything else. Key word: FEEL
Well, let's analyze this.
Today I ran a 5k at a full capacity race in the rain at 33:37. It's a turtle pace of around 10:49 but works for me! Much better than when I started 2 years ago and finished in 45:something.
Recently I lost about 10 more lbs in a few weeks. I feel I have the working out every day down with either running, zumba, or spin but have finally stayed consistent with weight training and EATING BETTER. I finally listened to my husband, which has lost 55 lbs by the way in a year. So we eat mostly lean protein, veggies or anything that's green and can be chewed that hasn't been brought in by my dog. Low sugar, no bad carbs, a lot of protein powder, protein bars and nuts. Like my man says if it doesn't grow or die, don't eat it. Goodbye processed food and french fries. The first week I felt like crying, but now, a month later I feel great! I have more energy and my skin is better and who cares about all that! I lost 10 lbs!!!
Another remarkable thing since I've become so organized with my eating and working out, are my grades! I ended up getting A's this summer even with all the family visits, working full time and working out part time! Sorry to honk my own horn- but BEEP BEEP! I have two more semesters to go and I will finally have my B.S. and am already looking towards master's programs. I would like to say thank you to the Summer Olympics organizers for picking the dates at the end of my summer school semesters or I would have surely failed. I fell in love with our Olympians this year. So much so that I am making a collage online of all my favorites but I only have like 5 minutes a day to work on that, so it'll be a while before anyone else can enjoy it.
At work, I'm good, but that's always. I've been blessed with an amazing supportive boss that does not ask me to leave her office when I decide to go on about my running group or training and weight loss. She even participated in the 5k with her boyfriend today and I was so happy to see her out there! Besides my supportive family, I have found great encouragement with a group in Orlando called Central Florida Women's Runners. I'm so glad I joined this group I found on Meetup.com We meet up a few days a week and pair up and run together and stay to catch up over coffee after. They also meetup for fun non-running related events but school has kept me from most of those. Every time I go I am able to meet a new runner and share ideas and hear how they've became the runner they are in it's so nice. I get to be in a group with common interests, no judging and just great conversation.
coming up for me this fall/winter I have the Latin Music 1/2 in November, the Holiday 1/2 in December near Tampa somewhere, the Disney 1/2 in January. February-April I have too many I want to do but will wait to announce the certainty of them later.
Okay- I've gone on too long- that's why I need to blog more often to not shove all this at once.
Pic from Track Shacks 35th anniversary Celebration of Running 5k below- Enjoy!
Well, let's analyze this.
Today I ran a 5k at a full capacity race in the rain at 33:37. It's a turtle pace of around 10:49 but works for me! Much better than when I started 2 years ago and finished in 45:something.
Recently I lost about 10 more lbs in a few weeks. I feel I have the working out every day down with either running, zumba, or spin but have finally stayed consistent with weight training and EATING BETTER. I finally listened to my husband, which has lost 55 lbs by the way in a year. So we eat mostly lean protein, veggies or anything that's green and can be chewed that hasn't been brought in by my dog. Low sugar, no bad carbs, a lot of protein powder, protein bars and nuts. Like my man says if it doesn't grow or die, don't eat it. Goodbye processed food and french fries. The first week I felt like crying, but now, a month later I feel great! I have more energy and my skin is better and who cares about all that! I lost 10 lbs!!!
Another remarkable thing since I've become so organized with my eating and working out, are my grades! I ended up getting A's this summer even with all the family visits, working full time and working out part time! Sorry to honk my own horn- but BEEP BEEP! I have two more semesters to go and I will finally have my B.S. and am already looking towards master's programs. I would like to say thank you to the Summer Olympics organizers for picking the dates at the end of my summer school semesters or I would have surely failed. I fell in love with our Olympians this year. So much so that I am making a collage online of all my favorites but I only have like 5 minutes a day to work on that, so it'll be a while before anyone else can enjoy it.
At work, I'm good, but that's always. I've been blessed with an amazing supportive boss that does not ask me to leave her office when I decide to go on about my running group or training and weight loss. She even participated in the 5k with her boyfriend today and I was so happy to see her out there! Besides my supportive family, I have found great encouragement with a group in Orlando called Central Florida Women's Runners. I'm so glad I joined this group I found on Meetup.com We meet up a few days a week and pair up and run together and stay to catch up over coffee after. They also meetup for fun non-running related events but school has kept me from most of those. Every time I go I am able to meet a new runner and share ideas and hear how they've became the runner they are in it's so nice. I get to be in a group with common interests, no judging and just great conversation.
coming up for me this fall/winter I have the Latin Music 1/2 in November, the Holiday 1/2 in December near Tampa somewhere, the Disney 1/2 in January. February-April I have too many I want to do but will wait to announce the certainty of them later.
Okay- I've gone on too long- that's why I need to blog more often to not shove all this at once.
Pic from Track Shacks 35th anniversary Celebration of Running 5k below- Enjoy!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Orange Blossom 1/2 Marathon
My half marathon #3. The medal is very cool.
On the way to Tavares for this half Shannon and I were freaking out becuase it was pouring rain. I almost pulled over but it subsided. We got there and it was overcast and temperatures had chilled to 50s. I just put on my gloves and hat and was ready to go.
I did really good the first 6 miles but the wind was getting stronger towards the end. The course was weird. Not that I've done that many but I've previewed a lot. It was like the 5k loop we did twice and then the remainder miles made up another loop we did twice. So we saw a lot of houses and the lake and the same runners passing. It was nice to meet Kitzy from Daily mile and her awesome blog "See Kitzy Run".
I didn't like that the street was at a slant. I was trying to stay in the center to avoid any additional foot pain.
Around mile 6 a branch came flying down at me, I thought that was hilarious for some reason but the few around me asked if I was okay. I saw a guy in a wheel chair and I pushed him for a bit and chatted with him and his friend that was running beside him.
Around mile 10 was when I felt the winds were laughing at us, they were pushy and I felt really alone. Their was only a few hundred runners and my toes started to cramp. It was so weird but I tried to not focus on it so that I could keep going. I drank my water, gaterade, ate my gu and just wanted the course to be over with.
I know I could've probably done better but I hadn't really ran too much after the St. Pete half 3 weeks ago. I had some heel pain I was working on getting over. I didn't want to overdue this race and be too tired for work tomorrow either. It was just one of those races for me to think about a lot of things. 13.1 miles worth of a lot of things. I had my grandmother on my mind. She's been sick in the Dominican Republic and I pray she makes it to her 90th birthday. I really want to make it out to see her.
Sometimes we get too caught up in getting our next PR and next destination races, or what we're going to wear and it's always good to remind yourself, there are other things that matter too and are important. My next race is the Winter Park 10k March 24. I'm glad it's a 10k. I really want to hunker down and get some weight off and train more effectively before my next half. I'm looking forward to starting a new training with my partner Cristy. We want to get to 2:30 PR.
We're signed up for the RnR Latin Miami half marathon but that's in November, so before then, I'll have to find a few more. I was thinking of an out of town one for June and then NY RnR 10k in October with my dad. That way we can visit our family up there too.
So my finishing time for today: 2:47:09
St. Pete 3 weeks ago time was: 2:46:28
On the way to Tavares for this half Shannon and I were freaking out becuase it was pouring rain. I almost pulled over but it subsided. We got there and it was overcast and temperatures had chilled to 50s. I just put on my gloves and hat and was ready to go.
I did really good the first 6 miles but the wind was getting stronger towards the end. The course was weird. Not that I've done that many but I've previewed a lot. It was like the 5k loop we did twice and then the remainder miles made up another loop we did twice. So we saw a lot of houses and the lake and the same runners passing. It was nice to meet Kitzy from Daily mile and her awesome blog "See Kitzy Run".
I didn't like that the street was at a slant. I was trying to stay in the center to avoid any additional foot pain.
Around mile 6 a branch came flying down at me, I thought that was hilarious for some reason but the few around me asked if I was okay. I saw a guy in a wheel chair and I pushed him for a bit and chatted with him and his friend that was running beside him.
Around mile 10 was when I felt the winds were laughing at us, they were pushy and I felt really alone. Their was only a few hundred runners and my toes started to cramp. It was so weird but I tried to not focus on it so that I could keep going. I drank my water, gaterade, ate my gu and just wanted the course to be over with.
I know I could've probably done better but I hadn't really ran too much after the St. Pete half 3 weeks ago. I had some heel pain I was working on getting over. I didn't want to overdue this race and be too tired for work tomorrow either. It was just one of those races for me to think about a lot of things. 13.1 miles worth of a lot of things. I had my grandmother on my mind. She's been sick in the Dominican Republic and I pray she makes it to her 90th birthday. I really want to make it out to see her.
Sometimes we get too caught up in getting our next PR and next destination races, or what we're going to wear and it's always good to remind yourself, there are other things that matter too and are important. My next race is the Winter Park 10k March 24. I'm glad it's a 10k. I really want to hunker down and get some weight off and train more effectively before my next half. I'm looking forward to starting a new training with my partner Cristy. We want to get to 2:30 PR.
We're signed up for the RnR Latin Miami half marathon but that's in November, so before then, I'll have to find a few more. I was thinking of an out of town one for June and then NY RnR 10k in October with my dad. That way we can visit our family up there too.
So my finishing time for today: 2:47:09
St. Pete 3 weeks ago time was: 2:46:28
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
St. Pete RnR 1/2 Marathon 2/12/12
My best friend Cristy and I followed Jenny Hadfield and John Bingham’s book, “Marathoning for Mortals” training program. It was 14 weeks and we ran through Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve. That already makes us awesome in my book. What’s more awesome is that Cris just had a baby 5 months ago. That certifies her, a trooper.
I became a fan of the Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon series after my first half in L.A. last October. The St. Petersburg Inaugural half marathon was Sunday, Feb. 12th and it felt like 30 degrees outside that morning. No joke. The wind was pretty piercing and did not care that it was pushing against us trying to ruin our PR goal. They had about 7,000 runners and maybe because it was cold, not that many spectators. When we ran past the official spectator party bar area, I saw like 5 people out there. Fortunately Cris and I have our own inner motivation and moving playlists that got us through the 13.1. They did have bands every few miles, some were good and some were awful, but they were out there in the cold none the less. The cheerleaders and other groups out there were very nice to hear as they cheered us on as well.
The course offered nothing too interesting until about 6 miles. We went through several beautiful parks and through the downtown area sites like the Dali Museum, and my favorite was running around the St. Petersburg Pier. The wind was vicious on one side of the pier but calm coming around the other side towards mile 9. Then it was really beautiful because we could see the water and the sun had finally come out to warm us up. I really appreciate and love my Garmin watch now. I was able to keep our pace and make sure that we were on target. Our goal was to finish in 2:45 doing run/walk intervals, alternating 3 minute run/ 2 minute walk. I think it was around mile 10 that I got the worse cramp in my right side. I held on to it, tried to breathe, drank some water and ate the rest of my Gu and it finally went away. I remember thinking that we were doing so well and I didn’t want to ruin it for us and kept pushing on.
Around mile 12 we saw our best friend Kristian! That was really nice and he looked so cold, but proud of us! Towards the end Cristy’s husband, Fabian took some video of us and my husband Brett snapped a picture of us running towards the finish line. It was very rewarding for me when John Bingham himself announced our names as we approached the finish. He said “Here we have Cris Rida and Liz Rida, the backup girls for Flo Rida!” Our shirts were definitely a hit that day. I can’t remember the number of runners that told us they loved the back of our shirts as they ran passed us. But Cristy had ironed on those nick names for us and it made for an interesting topic. Flo Rida was the headlining act after all, so it made sense.
Crossing that finish line with my best friend was priceless. We’ve known each other for over 16 years and all those long runs on Saturdays led us together to this finish line. That was really just the beginning of so many things for us. We ran to catch Flo Rida and danced and snapped pictures and he was even carried through the audience right to us. Kristian, Brett and Fabian kept snapping pictures and our smiles were pretty permanent. Let’s just say my face hurt more than my legs or any other muscle. We finished in 2:46:28. I’m proud. For my 2nd half marathon, I’ll take it. My first one I finished in 2:51:43. This is better. We rocked. 
Friday, November 4, 2011
After 13.1
Mon. 10/31
I accomplished something huge in L.A. this weekend. The completion of my first half marathon. I also found closure to some questions I had when I moved from CA 4 years ago. It wasn't my initial plan, but worked out htat way and to my benefit. I exceeded my completion time by more than 1/2 an hour. I finished in 2:51. This was just unbelievable to me. They started us with a wave start. Lisa had entered to do the mini which was 3.5 miles. She was able to run almost the first 2 miles with me and then our course changed. We were so excited and I just remember dodging people and trying to get around everyone as much as we could. I had my ipod on but I could still hear the bands singing. I remember an older cover band playing "Don't stop believing" and the runners singing and screaming along to it as they ran past. The course had great sites and entertainment. As I was running after Lisa left I was texting with my best friend Cristy and Brett and I even managed to reply to some cheerleaders on my facebook. Sooner than I expected I saw the 5k banner and couldn't believe when I looked at my watch. My disbelieve was then confirmed when Brett text me "OMG 11 minute mile!" My fastest 5k down at 34 minutes. I always kept it under 40 min. I knew this posititioned me well and on target. I was about to text Lisa which I knew was waiting on the side lines and then I saw the 6 mile mark...already! I spotted her on her phone and she saw me. She started running on her side of the rope and said "I'll run with you as much as I can until they kick me out!" The crowd started cheering at her ambition and support and eventually she swooped in when the rope ended and we were off. The course was so cool. We ended up going under a tunnel and everyone was screaming to make echo noises, including me. It was cooler under there and we moved quickly. My GPS lost signal. We were feeling good about our time and I told her we could walk a little and rest after the tunnel. Then the bridge came. Oh my, so not expected. It looked like a monster from far away but getting over it seemed to take an hour. I think it was between mile 8-10 somewhere. Going uphill I tried to focus on the pretty views of the mountains and the tall buildings. We snapped some pictures and tried to keep hydrated. We then made friends with an older lady and she was asking us how long the bridge was, and no one knew but we kept going. I saw some guy on the course running past us with no shoes on and no socks. He had a pretty swift step too. Amazing. A lot of the runners were in costume and you can see gloves and butterfly wings on the course left behind. My right outer foot started hurting and kept getting worse as we continued. All I remember is seeing mile 10 and rejoicing as we went downhill. My plan was to run the last 3 miles but my foot was not having it and I don't feel they had enough water stops after 10 miles. I was so thirsty. Thank goodness I had gu left still. Lisa was just pushing along and listening to her music but I could tell she had enough of that bridge that went over the L.A. River too. I glanced down at my watch and it said 14 miles. I was like, What!!! How annoying. I guess going through the tunnell twice my watch got confused. Finally it said 13 miles and that .1 mile was a bitch but we ran the rest of the way in hope of a good picture. The clock was off by 30-40 min becuase that's how long it took us to get to the start line. But I wasn't sure what my completion time actually was. I looked around and felt disoriented and remember lisa saying "Man, never again!" She was my hero for running the rest of that way with me. That was 10.5 miles she did that day, and just for me! We took our pics, stretched and my toes were cramping up so we drank a lot of water. I looked over and saw the stage was empty so I assumed Bret Michaels had already performed. He was to go on form 11-11:30. I didn't anticipate finishing before then anyway. All of a sudden I see him take the stage and my heart stops! Then I get a text from my friend Kristian and he tells me I finished in 2:51:43. I tell Lisa and rush closer to the stage and pain in foot in all I jump up and down to the 4 songs he decides to perform. The absolute best feeling in the world. This was a huge accomplishment for me. I had my doubts a week before this run and thought I couldn't do it. But I did it and had so much love and encouragement from my family and friends and all the updates on facebook and text messages I received really kept me going. I changed my life that day and the memory I shared with my sister Lisa will never be taken from me. My mom and dad were so proud. Yvette and Brett were so shocked and happy for us too. Tears were all I had. I can't wait for the next one.
I accomplished something huge in L.A. this weekend. The completion of my first half marathon. I also found closure to some questions I had when I moved from CA 4 years ago. It wasn't my initial plan, but worked out htat way and to my benefit. I exceeded my completion time by more than 1/2 an hour. I finished in 2:51. This was just unbelievable to me. They started us with a wave start. Lisa had entered to do the mini which was 3.5 miles. She was able to run almost the first 2 miles with me and then our course changed. We were so excited and I just remember dodging people and trying to get around everyone as much as we could. I had my ipod on but I could still hear the bands singing. I remember an older cover band playing "Don't stop believing" and the runners singing and screaming along to it as they ran past. The course had great sites and entertainment. As I was running after Lisa left I was texting with my best friend Cristy and Brett and I even managed to reply to some cheerleaders on my facebook. Sooner than I expected I saw the 5k banner and couldn't believe when I looked at my watch. My disbelieve was then confirmed when Brett text me "OMG 11 minute mile!" My fastest 5k down at 34 minutes. I always kept it under 40 min. I knew this posititioned me well and on target. I was about to text Lisa which I knew was waiting on the side lines and then I saw the 6 mile mark...already! I spotted her on her phone and she saw me. She started running on her side of the rope and said "I'll run with you as much as I can until they kick me out!" The crowd started cheering at her ambition and support and eventually she swooped in when the rope ended and we were off. The course was so cool. We ended up going under a tunnel and everyone was screaming to make echo noises, including me. It was cooler under there and we moved quickly. My GPS lost signal. We were feeling good about our time and I told her we could walk a little and rest after the tunnel. Then the bridge came. Oh my, so not expected. It looked like a monster from far away but getting over it seemed to take an hour. I think it was between mile 8-10 somewhere. Going uphill I tried to focus on the pretty views of the mountains and the tall buildings. We snapped some pictures and tried to keep hydrated. We then made friends with an older lady and she was asking us how long the bridge was, and no one knew but we kept going. I saw some guy on the course running past us with no shoes on and no socks. He had a pretty swift step too. Amazing. A lot of the runners were in costume and you can see gloves and butterfly wings on the course left behind. My right outer foot started hurting and kept getting worse as we continued. All I remember is seeing mile 10 and rejoicing as we went downhill. My plan was to run the last 3 miles but my foot was not having it and I don't feel they had enough water stops after 10 miles. I was so thirsty. Thank goodness I had gu left still. Lisa was just pushing along and listening to her music but I could tell she had enough of that bridge that went over the L.A. River too. I glanced down at my watch and it said 14 miles. I was like, What!!! How annoying. I guess going through the tunnell twice my watch got confused. Finally it said 13 miles and that .1 mile was a bitch but we ran the rest of the way in hope of a good picture. The clock was off by 30-40 min becuase that's how long it took us to get to the start line. But I wasn't sure what my completion time actually was. I looked around and felt disoriented and remember lisa saying "Man, never again!" She was my hero for running the rest of that way with me. That was 10.5 miles she did that day, and just for me! We took our pics, stretched and my toes were cramping up so we drank a lot of water. I looked over and saw the stage was empty so I assumed Bret Michaels had already performed. He was to go on form 11-11:30. I didn't anticipate finishing before then anyway. All of a sudden I see him take the stage and my heart stops! Then I get a text from my friend Kristian and he tells me I finished in 2:51:43. I tell Lisa and rush closer to the stage and pain in foot in all I jump up and down to the 4 songs he decides to perform. The absolute best feeling in the world. This was a huge accomplishment for me. I had my doubts a week before this run and thought I couldn't do it. But I did it and had so much love and encouragement from my family and friends and all the updates on facebook and text messages I received really kept me going. I changed my life that day and the memory I shared with my sister Lisa will never be taken from me. My mom and dad were so proud. Yvette and Brett were so shocked and happy for us too. Tears were all I had. I can't wait for the next one.
Before my 13.1
Before the 1/2: Friday, 10-28-11
Two days before my first half. I'm not a competitive person but I don't like to finish last. I want to have fun with this race but I'm willing to surprise others as well as myself. I'm anticipating a finish of 3:30 but will accept whatever comes. There will be no quitting or failing for me in two days. I will run for my life. I found myself when I started running. it got me back in shape and helped me find a new level of mental capacity that I didn't know was possible. I don't know if it's the challenge that has opened my mind or the intimacy that was born with myself. Being in constant communication with myself during my long runs has led me to this race in this particular place. Why the Rock n Roll Los Angeles 1/2 marathon? L.A. is where I once ran from. I ran when a huge opportunity was before me. I ran because I was scared to take a chance and perhaps fail. As I see it now, I ran, because I did not know then how I know myself now. I'm stronger, accomplished, not scared. I left CA four years ago and never came back. As time passed I started to feel and remember how beautiful my time was in CA and how much I loved and missed it. In four years I learned that yes, it's true, when you have something amazing in front of you, there is a possibility to be blind to it. You then find yourself holding on to memories as they become more distant and you desperately try to hold on to them. I had a lot of questions when I moved back to FL and still do. Why did I do this? What was I thinking? Were we better off in CA? Running has helped me find some of those answers. Within me I found answers I never thought I had. Not a shrink, friend, or family member could tell me the answers I wanted. I had to sweat it out day after day on the pavement. Sometimes I would talk to God, especially when my miles climbed over six. This is the first major thing I've done on my own. I bought my 1/2 marathon training book and went out there on my own. I had tremendous support from friends, family and co-workers. My eyes fill with tears as the plane lands. Emotion swells deep within me. My sister. Rock n Roll. Los Angeles. 13 miles. Ready or not, here I come.
Two days before my first half. I'm not a competitive person but I don't like to finish last. I want to have fun with this race but I'm willing to surprise others as well as myself. I'm anticipating a finish of 3:30 but will accept whatever comes. There will be no quitting or failing for me in two days. I will run for my life. I found myself when I started running. it got me back in shape and helped me find a new level of mental capacity that I didn't know was possible. I don't know if it's the challenge that has opened my mind or the intimacy that was born with myself. Being in constant communication with myself during my long runs has led me to this race in this particular place. Why the Rock n Roll Los Angeles 1/2 marathon? L.A. is where I once ran from. I ran when a huge opportunity was before me. I ran because I was scared to take a chance and perhaps fail. As I see it now, I ran, because I did not know then how I know myself now. I'm stronger, accomplished, not scared. I left CA four years ago and never came back. As time passed I started to feel and remember how beautiful my time was in CA and how much I loved and missed it. In four years I learned that yes, it's true, when you have something amazing in front of you, there is a possibility to be blind to it. You then find yourself holding on to memories as they become more distant and you desperately try to hold on to them. I had a lot of questions when I moved back to FL and still do. Why did I do this? What was I thinking? Were we better off in CA? Running has helped me find some of those answers. Within me I found answers I never thought I had. Not a shrink, friend, or family member could tell me the answers I wanted. I had to sweat it out day after day on the pavement. Sometimes I would talk to God, especially when my miles climbed over six. This is the first major thing I've done on my own. I bought my 1/2 marathon training book and went out there on my own. I had tremendous support from friends, family and co-workers. My eyes fill with tears as the plane lands. Emotion swells deep within me. My sister. Rock n Roll. Los Angeles. 13 miles. Ready or not, here I come.
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