With over 400 training miles completed since the first of the year, I ran the San Diego Rock N' Roll Marathon on June 1, 2008. I raced with Team In
Training, the awesome endurance sport training arm of the Leukemia 
and Lymphoma Society. Thank you to all our wonderful friends who made exceptional donations to help cure blood cancers. The society has collected $125M in donations so far this year!I ran the 26.2 mile race in 5 hours 13 minutes which was in the 48th% for my age. I have a little work to do though, since the first place female finished in 2 hours 28 minutes! However, my training team mates Soledad and Pearl and I feel quite pleased with our times since we were able to run the marathon faster than Tom Cruise's wife Katie Holmes who ran the NY Marathon slower than us in 5:29 earlier this year!! (That is me in purple crossing the 21 mile mark.)
Although the race was difficult I seemed to recover pretty quickly walking a few more miles through downtown and even dancing at our victory dinner that evening. I am already back on the streets of Delray Beach running, hoping to complete another race later this year. If you have an interest in learning how to run a marathon, triathlon, or complete a century ride, Team In Training will help you reach your goal. www.teamintraining.org
