Enjoy!

The minute I came through the door I was already changing into my running clothes. I forced asked nicely if Irving could come film me doing a little bit of running. We went to a nearby park and just enjoyed the sunlight for a little bit. 

So, if you’ve ever wanted to come on a run with me, here’s your chance! Enjoy!
 

So there you go, I hope you enjoyed it. Are you as sweaty as me?

And if you’re wondering how we got some of those high angle shots… Irving climbed a tree for me! That’s love!  

I just can’t believe that exactly ONE month from today, I’ll be a Boston Marathon Finisher! Where did the season go?! I think most of my anxiety has passed and now I’m just super excited. 

Don’t forget that it’s not too late to support me! Visit www.rundfmc.org/2010/kelleyl . Every little bit is helping Dana-Farber get closer to a cure! And anyone who donates any amount is automatically entered to win the autographed LA Galaxy soccer ball! All the players including David Beckham have signed it!!! 

If you can’t contribute financially, Dana-Farber is looking for Volunteers to be at their official cheer stations! If you’d like to be a part of my official cheer squad at Mile 25, you can find info here! 

Wish me luck in the final 4 weeks!!

Look at those mountains! We hiked along the ridge and back for an hour. I had so much fun catching up with my friend Ashley!

We had our trusty trail leader too….That’s Abby!


What a perfect way to spend a beautiful Sunday morning.
(Sorry East Coasters… I know you’re being hammered with rain! But out here… the sky is clear and blue! Come visit!)

And just for fun… here’s a picture my friend “Bucket” took of me and Peter on Saturday’s run.

Oh, and in case you’re wondering… after a midnight bedtime last night…. the 5:30am challenge is officially dead. I’m glad it lasted all of 5 days. But now I need my sleep.

It was really, really funny, but to me, the best part was that the special guest was Mike O’Malley! You may know him now from Parenthood, Glee, My Name is Earl or Yes, Dear (among others). But for me, I know him from GUTS!!!!! I used to LOVE that show!

Guts…. do you have it?

The plan was to run 15 miles with my friend Peter at 7:30a, so I snuck in an extra 5 miles before he got there (to make it a total of 20)…thus the super early wake up call.

The first 5 miles, I barely can remember. I had my ipod in and I was jamming along. My sister, Mikaela made me a mix CD for christmas, so it was a fresh group of songs I’ve never heard, it was pretty awesome. 

After 5 miles, I was warmed up and ready for another 15! (Translation: already a sweaty mess!) I was rocking my Dana-Farber race day singlet today too! You know, just to show off try it out!
 
I still don’t really know what shirt I’m going to wear underneath for the marathon. The singlet is kind of see-through, so I have choose wisely. Might as well go with the red Dana-Farber training shirt so at least it matches, yes?
 
Once I met up with Peter, we set off to conquer 15 more. It started out great, we were cruising our way around the park. At mile 10, we refueled (i totally ran out of water…. I think I drank FIVE of my fuel belt bottles today! And it wasn’t even that hot! Good thing there will be water refill stations on the marathon course! 

Then somewhere between miles 16 and 17…. I totally crashed. I started to get a little woozy and light headed. I was drinking tons of water, eating my salt packets and munching on my shot blocks the entire time… but it was blatantly clear that I didn’t have enough calories. Lesson learned: bring sports drinks and more snacks. Period. Such a rookie mistake, I was kind of embarrassed. So I decided to finish out the rest of the milage walking, and Peter finished ahead of me.

My muscles felt great, my stomach felt great… so I knew I was totally fine with training. I decided to just take in the scenery and applaud myself on doing 20 miles! It’s such a huge training milestone. This left me time to enjoy the ducks!



They have absolutely no running etiquette though. They are usually right on the running path. So cute though.

And speaking of cute:

Hahaha totally kidding.
 
At mile 19, they had free chair massages set up in the park!!!! I’m not kidding! I never turn down free chair massages and I totally thought it was worth while to have a 10 minute massage before I finished my milage. HAHA for accountability sake, I kept my watch going. Can’t wait to see what THOSE splits look like. HAHAHA

But it was TOTALLY worth it. My shoulders get SUPER tight when I run, so it was nice to have someone dig their elbow into it and loosen it up. So convenient they were in the park! HAHA 

And now the splits…. some I’m proud of, some not so much, but alas, 20 miles is 20 miles, right?

Most milage (except for the last 3 miles) was done with 5:5 intervals:

Mile 1 – 13:02 (including a half mile walking warmup)
Mile 2 – 11:43
Mile 3 – 12:48
Mile 4 – 12:40
Mile 5 – 12:04
Mile 6 – 14:14 (refuel at the car)
Mile 7 – 11:35
Mile 8 – 11:47
Mile 9 – 12:12
Mile 10 – 12:48
Mile 11 – 13:39 (refuel at the car)
Mile 12 – 12:37
Mile 13 – 12:17
Mile 14 – 12:44
Mile 15 – 13:33
Mile 16 – 13:02
Mile 17 -14:45 (the walking begins!)
Mile 18 – 17:16
Mile 19 – 37:20 (hahaha but that included a 15 minute stop for the massage!!)
Mile 20 -18:05

Total: 4 Hours, 50 Minutes
Average Pace Before walking: 12:42
Average Pace including the massage and walk breaks: 14:31 

Today I just took it easy and caught up on some shows on my DVR. I need to ice my legs, but overall, I feel great and ready to rock and roll in Boston! Bring it!