Week 3!

STACK at the Mirage

Elvis drinks Starbucks? Who knew!?

Me and a bunny...



The Strip...

Yum!

Graduation day...

Mom and I

WHEW! What a crazy week (as you can see!). Graduation was amazing - it was a gorgeous day, my family was there...everything was faaaabulous! Scott and I left for Vegas at 3:30 the next morning...no explanation needed...it was all it's cracked up to be. We ate some seriously delicious food, lost a lot of money, had our share of passion fruit mojitos, saw some great shows and (as you can see) saw Mexican Elvis (Scott was ready to go home after that, he saw all he needed to see!). Now I need a vacation from vacation! :)

I was a bad girl and didn't run OR workout while away. The only workout I got was walking up and down the buffet line haha...just kidding (sort of...). I decided to enjoy myself and relax (which means no physical activity what-so-ever), besides we weren't covering miles I couldn't already do.

On Saturday we had our team run, 4 miles. Surprisingly, I felt great and was excited to sweat a little. It turned out to be my best run yet! No aches or pains. Everyone was surprised I did so well considering my lack of activity while away.

The one thing I have learned so far is that running is 100% mental (for me at least). My body is capable of A LOT - more than I give it credit for. The days I find myself giving up, are the days my mind is everywhere it shouldn't be. Saturday was the first day I was 100% in. Even when I was at the bottom of the massive hill on North Street, I was excited (who gets excited about hills?! I know. I'm a dork!) to reach the top, even if that meant fighting off the "I'm gonna pass out feeling". Speaking of that feeling, I get it a lot. I usually talk myself out of it, switch up my breathing with hopes I don't wake up face down on the asphalt. So far it's worked and my face is still intact.

That's all for today...'til next week!

Workout Schedule for Week 3:

Sunday: 3.5

Monday: Yoga (supposed to be off, but yoga can't hurt!)

Tuesday: 3

Wednesday: Cross Train

Thursday: 4

Friday: Cross Train

Saturday: 5

Here is my TNT fundraising link...every little bit helps!

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ma/nikesf08/dweinstein

xxo D

One Week Down!

First and foremost...I am 23 AND a college graduate!!! Yesterday was an AMAZING day all around...you couldn't wipe the smile off my face if you tried:) As many of you know, I was unsure if I was gonna graduate this Sunday...well, I AM! After 5 long years I did it. College was the biggest challenge I have faced thus far and now I feel like I can take on ANYTHING! Yesterday was filled with lots of happy tears, champagne and a major feeling of relief! the best feeling? I can do ANYTHING I want now...watch out world!:)

*now back to running*

Week 1 went great, a little stressful since I was trying my best to finish school. I ran on my own and followed the schedule to a T. The schedule said to only run 1 mile each day, I was tempted to run more but decided to follow my coaches advice. If I go into this too hard, I will most likely burn myself out half way through training.

The first team run was on Saturday morning. It was a blast! I met some very inspiring people! We are all SO different, but the great thing is we all have the same goal in mind...and that's what helps us relate to one another. We ran 3 miles through Grafton which is a cute 'lil town (but VERY hilly!), I was too busy checking things out to really notice how far I was into the run and what I had left ahead of me. Running with the team is going to be KEY to staying motivated, it was the first day we had all met and everyone was very encouraging right from the get go!

Thank you to everyone who has donated and motivated me with their inspiring words! keep 'em coming!

P.S....This girl is off to VEGAS on Monday am...WOOOOT!


xx0 D

WELCOME!

Hey everyone, thanks for checkin' out my blog! As many of you already know, I am running the Nike Women's Marathon on October 19th in San Francisco...not sure what has gotten into me, but I'm VERY excited for the journey ahead. What got me interested you ask? Well, I decided it was about time I started putting my time and energy towards something good besides on-line shopping, Perez Hilton and TMZ.com (No, really...If you knew how much time I spent on-line looking at this crap, you'd agree too!). I have always loved running and decided if I was going to suffer sore muscles, painful blisters and severe dehydration...I may as well do it for a good cause. This led me to Team in Training, a non-profit organization that raises money for Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma (blood cancer) research. I didn't really know much about blood cancer until I went to the information meeting and was immediately touched. After hearing countless heartbreaking stories, I decided I wanted to help find a cure for these people. I'm not gonna lie, it's going to be a LONG five months, but a very meaningful 5 months. It feels good to know that I am working towards something that can potentially save a few more lives.

I'm running the marathon with a good family friend, Catherine Kenney (who I used to babysit by the way, yikes!), and a friend from FSC, Heather Haley. These girls have some serious spunk, and when necessary will tell me to stop the whining and get moving (just what I need!).

I hope to update this weekly on my training, ups and downs, exciting news...all the good stuff! Please check back periodically!

If you would be so inclined, please help me reach my goal of $3895, all of which goes towards research. every little bit counts! xxo

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ma/nikesf08/dweinstein