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Marathon training week 3

This was the first week that I did not reach my minimum mileage. I had miscalculated the day of the petit road race. For some reason I though it was saturday not Sunday. So that was 3 miles at the end of my week that I did not have.

Monday 3miles: mile 1 11:01 mile 2 14:45 mile 3 15:19 Heights Drive run
Thursday 2 miles: mile 1 13:28 mile 2 13:19 Heights Drive run

The Petit Road race sponsored by GE was held on Sunday July 20th. It began at 9:30 and one of my coworkers ran with me. The weather was humid, hot and yucky!!!! The race was to benefit the Petit family foundation.Dr Petit lost his wife and 2 daughters after 2 men invaded their home and they ended up being murdered. It was a great event with a great turnout.
I really wanted to try and shave some minutes off of my original 5k time. This ended up not happening. However I did not come in last by a long long run and did not come in last in my age group by over 30 people which was nice. My final time was 40:49.

Getting there

In my fundraising efforts, I have sent packets to various local businesses hoping to stir up some donations. So far 2 have responded with Iffland Lumbar donating $50 today. I am at $500 plus another $40 that I need to send in from coworkers. I have decided to raise my goal to $1000 since I have so long still to go. I have to get my creative juices flowing to see where and how else to raise funds. My friends and family have of course been my biggest supporters!!!

The CT Emergency nurses association has contacted me to write an article for their fall newsletter to raise awareness for AT. They also said I could put in the donation info too :)

Sunday I will be participating int the Petit Road race. www.petitroadrace.com. My goal of course is to finish, and not last, but to also run the entire race. But in the end, cutting off time from my first ever 5k would be great too!!

Week 2 Marathon training complete

Week 2 was a little less motivating than week 1. Because of the NYC trip and then working during the week which was more exhausting than normal. I however was still able to finish my goal miles for the week.

7/6 off
7/7 -1 mile run 11:40 1 mile run/walk 15:48 outside
7/8 off
7/9 off
7/10- 1 mile run 10:52 0.25 walk 4:27 Treadmill
7/11 off
7/12- 2 mile run 10:59 and 10:58 1 mile walk 16:10 .5run and .5 walk 12:42

Goal miles: 7
Actual mile: 7.25

NYC

On Sunday Papa and his friend Don, along with our crew drove to NYC. This was not the usual tourist trip, to see the sites like Times square etc, instead it turned into a food trip of sorts. We started off by going to the Fariview market. It was definately a shopping experience. It was a great time to see the large varieties of many of our favorite. If you like olive oil, they had 20 types, cheeses from around the world and a meat room where they provided you with jackets upon entering.


Then we headed for another drive to Economy candy. This is any childs dream place. Candy from floor to ceiling!!! Can't you tell by Hannah's face?


We had lunch at Katz's deli, known for it's many Jewish foods. It was very busy even on a Sunday, so I cannot even imagine what it is like on the weekends!!

Week 1 Marathon training complete

Marathon training has started. I am following a beginners marathon plan that has a certain amount of miles on certain days along with cross training.

Week 1 Goal at end of week: 6miles

Day1: 1 mile run 10:33 followed by 0.5mile walk then 0.5mile run 13:16 Total: 2miles
Day2: Off
Day3: 1 mile run 10:41 followed by 0.5mile walk then 0.5mile run 13:36 Total: 2.25miles
Day4: Off
Day5: 2mile run 10:59 and 10:32, 0.3m walk 6:03 Total 2.3miles
Day6: Off
Day7: 1 mile run 11:02 1 mile walk 16:16 Total 2.2 mile

Weekly total: 8.75 miles

Here are some pictures that Papa has taken. He is becomming quite the photographer!




All is well in the Moskowitz household. We are keeping busy since the summer is in full force. For me Marathon training has begun. All that it means is consistent mileage, consistent days of the week, with increasing mileage each week. David took before pictures of me. I call them my motivation pictures!