Help Meghan Run

I woke up yesterday morning so excited about running 10 miles again. That means I’m officially crazy, right? Oh well, at least it made it a whole lot easier to get out of bed when my alarm went off. And since the quality of sleep I get on a Friday night here in college isn’t stellar, I’ll take any help I can get.

I was also a little bit nervous because my training hasn’t been as top-notch as I’d like over the past couple weeks, thanks to that little foot injury (which seems to be completely gone, thank goodness) and the fact that I was sick the week before last. But all is good! I’ve been lifting weights, which I love, and doing my hill workouts on the treadmill and fitting in a little yoga when I can.

Despite my worries, the 10 miles (which was really ~10.5…officially my longest run yet!) went really well. I ran it a few minutes faster than I did the last time, but to me the time really doesn’t matter. I’m doing this for fun, and my only goal is to finish and finish strong. I felt absolutely fine after this run, so I definitely know I can run the 13.1. And even after lots of walking yesterday afternoon and dancing in heels for a few hours last night, I woke up this morning with zero soreness. That’s comforting to me because it means I’m doing something right!

One of those things has to be the food! I indulged in my favorite postrun meal yesterday:

Yum. This was a super-simple bowl of oats, cooked on the stove top with a banana and half-water, half-skim. After it was done, I added cinnamon, ground flaxseed, and a dash of chia seeds. If you’re not familiar with chia seeds, they’re pretty darn cool. They’re super-high in omega-3 fats, as well as fiber and protein and many other nutritional goodies. Plus, they act as a thickening agent so as the oatmeal sits it gets a little bit thicker.

So what else is going on? Well, I stare at this poster every day, and I’m getting pretty stoked.

I can’t believe that in exactly five weeks, I’ll be in San Francisco having finished the half marathon this morning. One of my good friends is also doing Team in Training, and her event—the Nation’s Triathlon—was this morning. I talked to her, and she said the atmosphere was just amazing and the support of Team in Training made the event easy. I also check out the Nike Women’s Marathon website often, and I can’t wait for October 18!

Last bit of news:

I reached my fundraising goal!

As of last Wednesday, I am officially there. You can check it out here, but thanks to the support of over 60 donors (!?) I made my goal. It amazes me that this cause means something to that many people and that I have so many supporters. I will be thinking of ALL of you in five weeks, don’t doubt it. And by no means is my fundraising over, so if you feel like donating please feel free.

Apparently I’ve been a quote mode lately on the blog, so here’s a couple more:

Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

If you don’t go after what you want, you’ll never have it. If you don’t ask, the answer is always no. If you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place.

Talk to you soon!