day # 30(something)

so i decided to just jump on board with a running blog because i know how fascinating reading about my running progress is! (just don't expect correct grammar or punctuation or any of that fancy stuff ;D)

i am back in florida.

when i first started training for this marathon i thought, "no way am i going to be able to train for a marathon in the winter." i don't know what it is about being away from a place that makes you think its better than it is, but i have gone running in florida for the past 2 days, and GOOD GOD! it is hot! while i am enjoying the 80º weather in general, running in it is crazy! i've been running on the causeway the past two days (5.5 miles both days) and if the heat wasn't enough, yesterday i thought i was going to be blown of the top of the bridge due to hurricane force winds (me, exagerrate? never) and then i got sand in my eye and could only run with one eye open and today it was like death valley the whole 2.5 miles back. case-in-point: i wore a tank top and shorts today and sweated through everything and just generally wanted to lay down and die when i finished. luckily my sister was with me and she drove home. hahah.

on that note, the training is (overall) going well .. its just hard to switch climates. i just need to step it up on the fundraising now. if you know anyone, ;) ;) ... http://pages.teamintraining.org/nyc/cmc09/klargeiwkl

p.s: the inspiration for this blog name? "for the checks" is what me and my hlp amanda used to say when we went running, literally 6 days a week, so we could give ourselves a check on the calendar and "ethelhill.blogspot.com" -- "in memory of ethel hill" is the bench i originally started running from at the causeway 7 years ago and is the inspiration for the ethel hill running club. imma do you proud eh! :)