Tapering down

Last Saturday was my first mentor training day and we did 2 miles. I met our participants and can honestly say that they are all so cool! Later that evening Darin and Dionne (head coach and assistant coach) went to Disney and I got Darin to dance with me on a few songs. We had a great time and stayed until the park closed! It is kind of funny but I was thinking about my friend Amantha and how I inspired her to do a marathon... even though her love isn't in running or walking... she is a dancer at heart! Darin and Dionne are coaches for TNT and they are runners/walkers at heart... I talked to them and they have begun swing dancing. They are fast learners... let me tell you!!!!

Sunday I did my big miles before the half marathon... Coach Paul and I ran around the beach for 13.1 miles! I did the miles in 2:15 which beats my record in San Diego at 2:18! I am hoping to have an official time better than both of those ones! My goal is to mainly beat my time and if I beat Jeremy next Sunday that will be icing on the cake... just kidding honey :)

This week I had tap class yesterday... today and tomorrow I am running 5 miles (1mile less than last week on each day), tap dancing on Thursday, then in training on Saturday I am running 3 miles, and Sunday I will finish it off with 6 miles and bowling.

BOWLING ROCKS and so does our team... "Streaking Strikers" are in play offs... that started on last Sunday and we won 7 out of 7, which keeps us in the running [my fav]! It starts out with 16 teams, this Sunday is 8 teams [we are one of them] and then next week if we win a minimum of 4 points we go to the next round and will be in the top 4 of the league.... if we win that one we will play for championship title and get big trophies! I will keep you posted on this! Last year our team was 2nd place... the season that just past... we were bumped out of the running the first week... I would love to win championship title... (their is 18 teams on the league and as of now we are in the top 8)

No Disney for me this weekend... I am hanging out in the HOT Riverside area and visiting with my friend (more like non-blooded sister) in her neck of the woods... pray for cool weather as the temps are 10-20 degrees hotter their than at my places... and also pray for no traffic since it is a long drive for me (1 hr away). It will be fun whatever we do... we haven't seen each other since March! Jeremy is hanging out with his best friend Sky, while Megan and Carla are hanging out together... so we will all be paired up doing other things this weekend!

GO TEAMS (running and bowling)!!!!

Melissa