Half way there and WHOOP for Aggies joining the SEC!

So today I ran around 13 miles and I feel pretty great!  This weekend I will be participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure with the Castillo family.
I am so excited and can't wait to be in a sea of pink and to honor Laura's fight against breast cancer.  :)

I have less than 1 month until the Houston 1/2 Marathon and Relay on Sunday, October 23rd.  Let's hope it is a nice and cooler weather run!

What I love most after long runs right now, is being able to indulge...a little.  Today it's in an iced coffee and mozzarella sandwich at Antidote Coffee. If you haven't had either, you should definitely check it out.  Hopefully tonight a few good beers with the girls to celebrate Aggies joining SEC starting in 2012 and watching the Cowboys kill the Redskins! :) 

Adios amigos!
-Lauren

Being present

Running in 70 degree weather today made my 12 miler so much more enjoyable.  It was definitely nice to run and see puddles of water and mud....not dust!  I have about 4 months or so till the big day, so I feel good on my mileage right now.
So to treat myself for my hard work, I am enjoying an nice iced coffee at Catalina right now.  Hmmmm good stuff.

If anyone is interested in joining in Team CanCare for the Run for a Reason program, please let me know.  They have spots available for 5K, half marathon, and full marathon.  It is such an exceptional organization and I would love to get more people involved in support those diagnosed with cancer.

I recently came across this quote and I feel that it speaks volumes.  My runs, especially the long ones, give me time to think about my life.  Mostly what's about to happen or what recently occurred, but I am challenging myself to just be in the present.

"What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment.  And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new.  Right now."

So here's to being present and making everything new.  Thank you everyone for your support!

Indoor stadium race?

So the other night I was trying to find more running races around Texas and I discovered that there is an indoor half-marthon race at Reliant Stadium.  It sounds a little crazy, but I think it's right up my alley.  
I am trying to see if I get a position in the Sunday, November 20th race at 12 PM,  and hopefully celebrating another Fightin' Texas Aggie football game victory .:)

 Indoor Half-Marathon -- Reliant Stadium


Any takers?

Happy Labor Day

Today has been an interesting Labor Day, much more productive than I expected.  Started off with an amazing trail run around Memorial Park area with temps in the 80's!!!  Finally!!  I'm keeping my fingers crossed that cooler runs are in the near future.  I definitely think all the yoga classes I have been attending are helping my running, especially my endurance.  If anyone is looking for a yoga studio or wants to join me, CuraYoga is an awesome place. Right now I am enjoying a nice iced coffee and people watching at Agora.  Ahhh iced cofee....

So back to running updates and my progress on funds for CanCare.  Thanks to some very special people in my life, I have raised over 50% of my initial goal.  This definitely has helped to increase my motivation to crush the marathon in January 2012. :) 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Labor Day weekend!!

-Lauren