Week 3 Status Update - It's been a rough couple of weeks...

When I say it's been a rough couple of weeks I mean it...

Two weeks ago I came home to find my house had been broken into, my laptop, digital camera, ipod and jewelry box had been stolen. A number of Adam's electronic goods had been stolen as well. So, I was dealing with that, and just a few days after I had a housewarming party I had to throw. Not to mention the, thus far unsuccessful, job hunt. My personal life has been exhausting by itself.

But I kept running.

This past weekend I had to travel to LA in order to attend Amy's graduation ceremony at UCLA where they were honoring her at a Philosophy Department reception and awarding her with her degree at commencement posthumously. So, I drove to LA on Thursday and spent Saturday with her family and friends. It was an extremely emotional day, but it meant a lot to Amy to graduate, and UCLA was really wonderful about handling the situation.

But I kept running.

On Sunday I ran 4 miles on my own, from my house to my friend Alexa's house and back. I'm back in Oakland now and have started incorporating cross training into my regimen. I spent time at the gym yesterday lifting some weights, but only very mildly. I know my body is in shock from all of this physical activity so I don't want to scare it into shock and am taking things relatively slow.

This weekend we'll be running 5 miles I think. I'm actually getting excited for these runs and have found that the interval running system (running 3 minutes, walking 2 minutes) really eases the stress of longer distances. Thank god for my Ironman watch that I bought which keeps those intervals for me.

Wish me luck! And don't forget to donate!
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