Week 7- 10/10/TEN!

I did it!  I conquered my first Turtle 10-miler last Saturday (on 10-10)!  The group was only scheduled for 7, so I knew I had to add 3.  I planned to do them before the group 7, thinking I would run from my apartment to the start at Columbus Circle.  But silly me- I forgot that it is still DARK at 6:30 AM, the time at which I would have had to leave to make this happen!  Me running through Harlem in the dark?  I don't think so.  So I jumped on the bus to the circle, leaving my 3 for after the group run.  Luckily, one of the members of my group needed to do a few more as well, so we finished the 3 together.  The Pink Turtle likes company!

We ran from 59th Street down the West Side Highway path to Bank Street (south of 12th), and then back up through Riverside Park all the way home.  We passed the Avon Breast Cancer walk on the way back, making our way through hundreds of folks in pink!  It was a lot of pink, even for me.

I felt pretty good afterwards, although my legs were kind of tired- the route took just over 2 hours.  But no rest for the weary!  I headed upstate with Suzanne & Mike (sister & brother-in-law) to go apple picking!  This would have been a Very Good Idea, except the orchard was HILLY and HUGE.  I spent hours reaching at treetops, trudging up hills, and avoiding twisting my ankle on abandoned apples!

The good news? Definitely felt like I had burned enough calories to erase the apple cider donut!  And my lactic acid build-up had a run for its money.

So despite the cold, a great week!  I'm already anticipating this Saturday's run...twelve miles!  That's almost a half marathon!

Sarathon or bust!