14 days and counting...

Alrighty - I did it! My first long run on my own. I did the 21km today by myself. It turns out that 21km isn't that far - I ran from my apartment in Harlem and then around Central Park twice. It wasn't that bad - although my legs are suffering for it now! While running I also had the best experience ever - I ran past Lance Armstrong who was running in the opposite direction! I should have turned around and run with him, but I didn't want to be bothersome. But it was pretty inspirational for my run. I spoke with a friend last night who lives here in NY and her mother has been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer, sarcoma, and another type of cancer. Needless to say, it's pretty devastating, and while running I had her on my mind as well. Cancer is too prevalent today, and we can't begin to just accept it as part of life. It's horrible. On the subway I met a woman from NC who had trained with Team in Training doing a Century Ride (100 mile bike ride) and we struck up a conversation. It was great to hear her stories, and to realize that even though I'm not with my team that I am still being supported by people - even strangers.