6/21 - 1/2 Marathon Training Update #1

Thank you very much to those of you who donated to our cause! Today
at our morning practice, we met a young lady named Ashley who was
diagnosed with Leukemia at the age of 4. She is currently 8, and has
been cancer free for 6 months. Her mother told us today that she was
on an experimental drug whose funds came directly from Team In
Training. Thank you again!

I thought I'd send out weekly updates to keep everyone informed of the
training Chris and I are going through.

Today we ran 6.2 miles through Santa Monica. That included the famous
Santa Monica stairs as well as a hellish hill between mile 2 and 3.
Some people in our group are training for the Nike Women's marathon in
San Francisco, and they are trying to get them used to hills. Those
of us running in the Disney half marathon get to enjoy them as well...

6.2 miles (and uphill) was a big step up from our 5 mile run last
week. I'm not quite sure how we'll manage the 7 miles next week!
Stay tuned for that update.