Week 16 - In Like Flynn

Besides my right calf still being insanely tight, Sarathon training is right on track, Jack. 

Two runs during the week.  You know the drill by now...Central Park...3 mile loops...blah blah blah..... 

Absolutely loving the Galloway intervals, if I can only get over the guilt of doing them.  I know I shouldn't care, but every so often that little inner voice creeps in and whispers, "You're not a real runner....".  Whenever that happens, I just usually buy more cute, hip, pink running stuff and get on my way.

On Saturday, I missed the Galloway group run because I had to truck my butt to Prospect Park at 8AM for my NYC Marathon 2010 Qualifier Volunteer Duty.  I was miserable at the thought of it.  I have no problem volunteering, but the only slot I could get was in Prospect Park.  For those non-New Yorkers, that's Brookyn, baby.  It couldn't be the big giant park that is steps from my door.  No- I had to board a slow-moving subway car at 6:45 AM to make it on time, as I had to rock the F train. Again for those non-New Yorkers, this means nothing to you.  But to my fellow Gothamites reading this, you know that a root canal might be more preferable than having to rely on the F train to get you to Brooklyn on a weekend morning by 8 AM (Did you know I co-wrote a new Off-Broadway musical all about the "joys" of the MTA?...But that's another subject)! 

Besides being 30 degrees, the volunteering proved to be ok.  I was a course marshall at around mile 3 of a holiday 4-miler.  I loved cheering for the back-of-the pack runners...it's a special fraternity of which I'm a proud member:)

With this volunteer slot, I finally completed my 9+1 guaranteed entry requirements for the 2010 NYC Marathon!  So now I'm in like Flynn.  I still can't believe I started running only 14 months ago and during that time I ran NINE official races with the NY Road Runner's Club in order to guarantee myself a slot in another marathon!

Where is Sara, and what has running done with her?

On Sunday, I got in my "short" long run, with an easy 6-mile loop around Central Park with Andi.  Hills and all, this run was great.  Only 4 weeks from today, I'll line up at the start of 26.2!

Sarathon or bust!