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Walt Disney Half Marathon...Here We Come!

Me and the Mouse prepping for training!

After a little contemplating and lots of encouragement from family and friends I am officially a member of Team in Training and registered for the Walt Disney Half Marathon in January!  I have never run 13.1 miles in my life, but I am excited to set out and accomplish this goal. We had our official kickoff on Saturday and the energy amongst the group was contagious.  Everyone is ready to start training and start fundraising for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

I'm fortunate enough to have my friend Danielle as my mentor this season.  Danielle ran the Disney half marathon for the first time last year and really inspired me to get involved with TNT.  She is a fellow Michigander, Delta Gamma, and Big Ten graduate, which means she is amazing!  Two other DC Delta Gammas, Lindsey and Jen, are also new TNT team members and are running the Philly Half Marathon, but will be training with us too. 

This week is our first week of training which means the mileage is low (thankfully!).  The coaches have us running 2-3 miles five times this week and we have our team practice in Virginia on Saturday.  I'll be missing our first practice because I'm off to the Midwest for the week, but I'm looking forward to running in cooler temps and getting out of the DC summer heat.  Thanks to Coach Moon and my North Middle School cross country career I can run 3 miles; it's mile 5, 6, and 7 I'm starting to worry about.  I'll leave the worrying for next week...