Run Sarah Run

Sarah is back running! Outside even.

She ran a couple times while she was up in the Bay Area this past week and is headed to her first Team in Training workout in the past 5 weeks. Although she is a little worried about possible disappointment when she sees how much her injury has set her back (i.e., in comparing herself to her old running partner Javier), we both realize, as we look at Pam's arm, that slow running is better than no running.

Also, now that Sarah is back running, she is also back fundraising. If any one would like to contribute, it is really easy to do so online at www.active.com/donate/tntgla/tntglaSTownse. Please feel free to forward this link (and our blog site) to anyone who might be interested.

With the ups and downs of the past couple of months, more than anything else, we are both glad to be getting back into a little bit of a routine. Classes start next Thursday and with them all of the other school year happenings - recruiting and training research assistants, lab meetings, Wednesday bagel hour, etc. Although too much monotony is definitely undesirable, we both agree that too little isn't good either. But, maybe this is just our preference . . . what do you think?

YAY!

I (Sarah) just wanted to say "yay" or maybe "yessssss" or probably most accurately "whew." I took my test earlier today and am very glad to have it done. I'm not sure when I'll get my scores back - I think the professors definitely have to give it back before the second part of the test (an oral exam) which is going to be during the first week of October. Hopefully it will be good news.

On the running front, I am going to try it for the first time tomorrow. My hip has been feeling pretty good with all the biking, swimming, and walking I've been doing. I'm going to stick to the treadmill tomorrow, but I have a doctor's appointment Wednesday morning, so hopefully I'll be running outside and not studying by the weekend. (I'm really anxious to get back out there, but want to make sure I don't end up hurt again.)

Stay tuned, I'll keep you posted.

Another one bites the dust

We're sorry for the lack of updates these past two weeks. Things have gotten a little crazy...
With generals coming up September 10, we were both hard at work, reading articles all day and night. Pam was training hard, running 2 hours and 45 minutes two weekends ago, and Sarah continues to work at strengthening her hip by aqua jogging and biking.
Last week after track, Pam decided it would be a fantastic idea to ride Jeff's skateboard from her car to her front door, and as she reached the door step, the board somehow flew out in front of her, sending Pam flying backwards and landing on her elbow.
So now Pam has a broken arm, which means no typing and lots of painkillers- so she's had to postpone generals- as well as no sweating or arm bending- so basically, no marathon.
We are both so sad that we wont be running Nike together, but think it's a wiser decision that we recover from our injuries. As we mentioned in our last entry, Sarah will be running in Hawaii in December, and Pam is going to try to start running again when her cast comes off (about 5 weeks), in hopes of doing an event in 2008.
Keep reading our blog for updates- even with these setbacks, we plan to continue training and blogging. And please send Sarah luck as she completes her exam in five short days!