Ouch!

Well, since the unexpected break last weekend, the coaches seem to be getting us right back on track.

Tuesday was in fact a hill workout. We started at the SBCC track and did our normal 1.75 mile warm up and then headed across the street - to the bottom of a hill. From there we ran at a little faster than our 5k pace up the hill and then slow back down - and then we did it again, and again, and again, and again. Although we both enjoyed the workout, we got a little scared by what one of the veternan Team in Training women told Pam about the SF marathon. Specifically, she said that last year the team wasn't as well prepared for the hills as they should have been. She then cautioned Pam that we should take all of the hill training really seriously. After that conversation, we are sure we will.

Saturday was the 2.25 hour run. We started from a high school in Goleta (a new place we had not started from before). In general the run was fine, however, Sarah had a bad cramp in her butt and ended up spreading to her hip flexor and then hamstring. Looking back on it, she says she probably should have stopped running 'cause it is still really sore. We're hopeful she can be nice to her hip this week and be able to do the 2.5 hour run this weekend - something that we'll both be doing alone (Pam from Maine and Sarah from the Bay Area).

We hope you are all doing well. Thanks for reading and thanks for all the comments!