It was a cold and stormy night...

It is June and it is still freezing in Ithaca. Hopefully this time next year I won't even be here. Anyways on Wednesday night despite the rain I ran a 5k with some friends from my walk to run class. I finished in a pretty good time (28:25) but it was very reminiscent of Tokyo marathon 2007.

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http://sweetiecakesandpies.wordpress.com/

Live Like Liz

Last Sunday was the Live Like Liz 5k in Watkin's Glenn. It was a beautiful day for it, sunny and warm. The course was nice and flat but a little crowded. We started out at the High School track and ran down a trail. There were almost 500 entrants running and walking so it took a while to spread out on the narrow trail. I finished a little slower than the last one but not a bad time. 29:11, I was 115 overall and 12th in my age group.


My mom walked it! It was her first 5k as well as my co-worker Stephanie! :)

No NYC for me!

Yet again I didn't get in through the lottery to the NYC Marathon. But that means that next year I have guaranteed entry because I didn't get picked three years in a row.So NYC Marathon 2010 here I come! If I get into Cornell and I'm in grad school boot camp we'll have to see if I can swing it. That's a long time away though, first I have to get into Cornell which is a whole other challenge.

Anyway, I'm running a marathon this year! So I'm going to do Philadelphia marathon on November 22. I'm so excited!

Article from NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/health/02well.html

Interesting theory and I'm sure it works. But mentally once I start to walk, I don't want to run again. The 5K I ran the other week though a girl did this and finished about 30 seconds before me. If anyone else wants to try it, let me know how it goes.