Sarah's Running Mix "26.2 or Bust"

1. So Low, So High/ Maps
2. Pushover/ The Long Winters
3. Show Me What You Got/ Jay-Z
4. North by Northwest/ Blue Scholars
5. My Favorite Munity/ The Coup
6. Business Time/ Flight of the Conchords
7. Teenage Wristband/ The Twilight Singers
8. Such Great Heights/ The Postal Service
9. I Wanna Dance with Somebody/ Whitney Houston
10. You Wreck Me/ Tom Petty
11. Don't Bother Me/ The Blakes
12. Mr Brightside/ The Killers
13. Put it on Me/ Ja Rule
14. Stronger/ Kayne West
15. Re Fresh/ Common Market
16. Float On/ Modest Mouse
17. Sagaba remix/ Blue Scholars
18. Pretty Voice/ Cloud Cult
19. Rain/ Bishop Allen
20. Sons and Daughters/ The Decemberists
21. Like A Prayer/ Madonna
22. Hey Ya!/ OutKast
23. G'Dang Diggy/ Common Market
24. Spitting Games/ Snow Patrol
25. Your Mangled Heart/ The Gossip
26. Shattered/ The Trucks

16 Miles- Ouch!!

On Friday Sarah and I ran our 16 mile long run for the week. It was really tough and it hurt- a lot. 16 miles is a LONG way! We ran along Lake Washington and around Seward Park- one of my favorite places to run. So mentally for me it felt good to be out running there and we were lucky once again to have some beautiful weather. Kira, Sarah's fellow classmate and all around super cool gal, joined us for part of the run and we passed many miles chatting it up. The music mix was also helpful as we ran up a hill that in the past kicked my butt. I was a little nervous most of the run about this hill, but I put on 'So Low, So High' by the Maps on my iPod and it totally pumped me up as I ran up the hill. The best part of the run was when it was over, no really. When we did finish Sarah convinced me to wade into Lake Washington to cool off. I wish I had a picture of this! I am including a picture of Kira and I eating a wonderful breakfast after a run this past summer. Eating is a fabulous part of marathon training. More food pictures to follow.
To sum up the run............
RUN ACHES: Katie- knees and thighs, Sarah- entire lower body
RUN HIGHS: music, scenery, great running buddies

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

I have been really touched over the past few days by all the support Sarah and I have received- both in running this marathon and in raising money for the American Cancer Society in honor of my dad. Many of you have been super supportive from the very beginning last December when my dad was diagnosed. This is above and beyond anything I would have expected. So THANK YOU!!
The training so far has been tough- I went away to London for a week and lost a bit of the momentum. But I am happy to say feeling back on track now. Sarah has been so awesome in planning our long runs and made a kick ass running mix- which I will post here soon. You guys gotta check it out! Overall I am feeling great to be finally training for a marathon. It has been a goal of mine for some time and I wanted to do it this year as I am approaching a milestone in my life- turning 30 in March! Yeah, this is a big deal- I know you guys feel it too! Okay, keep reading for more posts later about our 16 mile training run this week and more!

Latest Long Run: 15 miles on Saturday

We stepped up our running with our longest run ever, 15 miles in West Seattle this weekend. These pictures were taken along our running route. 15 miles was ALMOST enjoyable with these amazing views of Seattle and Puget Sound along the way.

Run Highs: Beautiful scenery and weather, new music, Gatorade and good training partners.
Run Lows: Blisters (Sarah) and tired legs (Katie). Thank goodness for Ibuprofen!

These are some pictures from our most recent race together--the Seattle Half Marathon which we ran in November 2006. Note the lovely weather--running in sleet and rain was not that much fun. We hope the weather will be better in Philly!

Philly Marathon website

Check out the course on the Philadelphia Marathon website.

Welcome to our blog

Katie and I have registered to run our first marathon this November in Philadelphia. We are halfway through our training and have about 9 more weeks to go at this point before the big race. Check out our blog for training updates, pictures, and links. Thanks to all for your support and encouragement, we couldn't do this without you!