T-Minus 51 Days...

Can you believe it?? I surely can't! The big day is ALMOST here!! So exciting :)

Last Saturday 8/23 I ran my longest run yet - 15 miles! It was insane. After taking a 3-week hiatus I did pretty good! My only complaint is that the coach forgot water stops after mile 3.5 and I started to panic because I felt like I was going to pass out - around mile 8.5 I was in complete panic mode but happened to be running by the barber shop that my dad, Ross and Scott go to - so what did I do? Ran in of course declaring, "I'm Craig Weinstein's daughter, I 'm sorry to interrupt you...but can I PLEASE have some water?! I'll explain later!". Luckily Phil the barber loves all 3 of them and happily directed me to his mini fridge - thanks Phil! The last half of my run didn't go as smoothly, but that's expected. I started to hit a wall around mile 12-13 but pushed my way to the end. I am pretty pleased with the end result considering my "break" 3 weeks prior.

I have been experiencing a few mental road blocks, but I refuse to let them stand in my way. I am so excited for this race and how far I have come in my training - I can't wait to get out there and show everyone what I've got. Thank you to everyone who has been there for me - it really means the world to me to have such wonderful friends and family...brings a tear to my eye :)

By The Numbers...

Miles Run: Appx. 310 miles
Minutes Spent Running: 3,100 minutes
Hours Spent Running: 51.6

Wow! That's insane. Seeing that errr on the computer screen makes it seem so real! I am excited to see what my final total will be.

As of today, August 28th, I have 1,375 in my donation bank. I still have $2,485 left to raise by September 25th. If I can get 24 people to donate $100, or 48 people to donate $50, OR 96 people to donate $25, I will pretty much be at my goal! If you haven't (or have!) donated and would like to - I suggest that you do so by the September 25th deadline:) If you are willing - PLEASE pass my blog on to anyone you know who may be interested in supporting this great cause!

Thanks Again!

D

Quick Update!

Hey everyone - it's been A WHILE since I've posted anything - time for an update!

3 weeks ago I got injured - hurt my knee so badly I was limping around...even swimming put too much pressure on it...not a good thing when I have a marathon less than 2 months away! I have spent the last 3 weeks resting up and nursing my poor knee back to health. My body is spent - I am tired of running/sweating/blisters/energy gel etc. These past 3 weeks were spent doing a lot of "thinking" and psyching myself up for my last 2 months of training. I am physically and mentally exhausted as I have so much going on in life at the moment, but I refuse to give up...I have worked TOO hard for this. So, as you can probably imagine going from 30+ miles a week to 0 for 3 weeks did a number on me. Last Monday was my first day back and it was miserable! Since I haven't been training I decided to ease into it and walked 1 mile/ran 2. Well, it was anything but enjoyable. I almost passed out at the very end of the run, I was huffing and puffing and sweating BUCKETS. Luckily, I was pretty much home when I started to feel sick and was able to calm myself down. It was not an empowering run to say the least. I knew it would take me a few days to feel like myself out there again so I refused to get down about it. Yesterday I hydrated properly, ate well and had a fantastic 4 mile run!

I am starting to feel the pressure and for a short time I was letting it get to me - I have come too far to hold myself back. As of yesterday I have 2 MONTHS to prepare for this race and I plan on giving it my ALL.

Tonight I have a nutrition clinic with my team followed by a short run - I am hoping I get lots of good ideas tonight - I am officially back in marathon mode, BABY!

Tomorrow I am heading over to Marathon Sports to replace my shoes (and maybe a cute running outfit...or two!) - they say you are supposed to replace them every 300 miles, depending on the person. I am just under 200 miles so far, but I am certain my knee pain has something to do with some worn out sneaks - time to upgrade! I am hoping it will help with the knee and relieve some of the lower back pain that came out of no where.

I *think* my run on Saturday is a 16 miler....ugh...crazy! I will be sure to update you on how that goes and I promise to be more consistent with my posts!

And the begging begins....:)

I have around $2700 left to raise by race day...that's A LOT! I'm asking for your help in getting there! We can do this! Any little bit helps. Please pass my information on if you know of anyone who would be interested in supporting this wonderful cause!

If you would like to donate on-line, you may do so by clicking the link at the top right-hand corner of my blog.

Thanks Again!

xxo D