On June 30th, my marathon training changed. Team
Athletes to End Alzheimer's didn't send out a new schedule; I didn't tweak
things on my own; I didn't get injured.
The plan itself with its mileage totals and technical workouts wasn't
altered at all, but my experience as I go through the months leading up to
November 3rd will be very different from now on.
On June 30th, my mother-in-law passed away due to complications from early onset Alzheimer's
disease.
Without getting
overly maudlin, I'll say that now I have new motivation: I'm not just running
in Carolyn's honor, I'm running in memory of her. I'm running for her brothers and sisters, for her nieces,
and for her sons and daughter, because the disease very clearly runs in their
family (which is something I don't really like to talk about, for obvious
reasons). I'm even running for my
future children, because I can only hope that by the time they're around, there
are more treatment options and, heck, maybe even a cure. I know my/your monetary contribution
will be a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, but in a time when
it's easy to feel helpless, I feel less so because of my dedication to run the
marathon for this cause.
My workouts for
weeks 2 and 3 were sporadic given the circumstances, but here they are!
Week 2 Workouts
Tuesday: 5.25 mile
run
Wednesday: 1 mile
run + 3 miles of striders (5 min jog, 2 min hard run)
Thursday: 6 mile
run
Week 3 Workouts
Friday: 3.75 mile
run
Sunday: 8 mile run
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If you'd like to donate to either of the charities I'm running for, click one or both of these links!
Athletes to End Alzheimer's
Emslie's Fight - read Emslie's story then click on my name in the team list
If you'd like to donate to either of the charities I'm running for, click one or both of these links!
Athletes to End Alzheimer's
Emslie's Fight - read Emslie's story then click on my name in the team list
