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~*~Run Mel Run~*~

My Everest

In case you were wondering, YES, I ran up this hill TWICE last night!

(And not just ran, but sprinted at times.)

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More Cowbell

Yesterday we had practice races for the trainees while the Pacers were the course guides and cheerleaders.  We were all placed along the course.  I was placed at the corner of JFK and JFK during the race.  I held my "Yee Haw" sign and rang my Niketown cowbell as our runners (and even some from TNT) ran by.  The runners loved my cowbell and would often yell back, "More cowbell" and they would get a kick out of it when I would give them more cowbell.  I wasn't a big fan of people asking me stupid questions, like "Is that a protest sign?"  Yeah.  I'm protesting with a big sign that says "Yee Haw," made by my fellow Pacer, Gigi.  I was also not a big fan of all of the people stopping to ask me for directions to the Polo Field or where the other runners were.  Did I have "Information" plastered on my forehead and didn't know it?  Also, I was not a fan of this one lady that I cheered on.  Her response after I shouted, "Good job.  Looking good." was "I'm not part of your group."  Looks like I wasted a perfectly good cheer on her.  It was so nice outside though, but the nice weather also brings pollen and other allergens.  I was surprised that my allergies didn't do more damage.  When I got home after the race, that's when the sneezies and itchy eyes started to overtake my body.

I got a little freebie yesterday after the run - JOINT JUICE.  At my age, you don't necessarily think about joints, arthritis or glucosamine.  I've seen Joint Juice on the shelves before and was always skeptical about it.  They were giving some away after the race, so I thought I would try it.  It's actually not that bad.  It tasted like Propel and it's probably mind over matter, but ya know what?  My joints did feel good after.  ;o)

Well, it's getting super hot where I'm sitting, so I better go find a cooler spot in the house.

Enjoy this absolutely gorgeous weather that we're having! 

~*~Run Mel Run~*~

The hills are alive.....

....with the sound of San Francisco Marathon Training Program trainees!

Sorry that I've been lagging on updates to my blog, but there have been a bunch of things happening at work.  Training has been going very well as Pacer.  Just this past week, the workouts have started to be much more intense.  Last Wednesday's track workout was crazy.  We took a little field trip to the Conservatory of Flowers and did hill repeats.  If you looked at the road, it didn't look like much of a hill, but when you're actually pounding the pavement, you could tell that it was most definitely a hill.  I got through it, but was super stiff after.

I get a little bit of a break tomorrow.  Pacers aren't running, but the trainees still are.  We've set up a 5K/10K race for them so that they can practice running without someone keeping time.  The Pacers get to cheer on the trainees.  I'm not going to run a full 5K tomorrow, but I will be running for a mile to get to my station and then another mile back to the start.  It'll be good for me to run for a short distance and then rest my legs since I've been pretty much beating them up for the last 4 months.

Have a great weekend everyone.  The weather's supposed to be GORGEOUS!

~*~Run Mel Run~*~