{"id":621,"date":"2008-10-02T04:37:29","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T09:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=621"},"modified":"2008-10-01T17:40:02","modified_gmt":"2008-10-01T22:40:02","slug":"september-highlights-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2008\/september-highlights-2\/","title":{"rendered":"September Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

I probably say that every month seems to fly by, well September was no different.\u00a0 The middle school I work at started right after Labor Day and it has meant some busy weeks. It is good to have the students back though, they help give purpose to my work – since my job is focused on finding opportunities for volunteers and community organizations to engage them, this makes sense! I also celebrated my second anniversary!!<\/p>\n

It is a little odd to interrupt the flow of marathon related posts considering that the marathon is a few short days away, but it is good to look back on the month while I still have it fresh in my mind.\u00a0 As you know marathon training has been going well and weeks 13<\/a>, 14<\/a>, 15<\/a>, 16<\/a>, and 17<\/a> were successfully completed!<\/p>\n

If I wasn’t out running a long run, it seemed like I was racing and happily setting PRs. This month I just raced the City of Lakes 25K<\/a> – my furthest race distance and left feeling super excited. I really enjoy running in Minneapolis because there are so many different place to go running.\u00a0 I just wish there was more dirt trails near my house! Some of my favorite places to run include the Minneapolis Riverfront<\/a> and Pike Island<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I continued sharing about my experiences in Africa and different programs of World Vision.\u00a0 I wrote about Hurricane Relief<\/a>, making Caregiver Kits<\/a> with Cindy McCain and Laura Bush, the World Vision Experience<\/a>, and I shared from my journal some of my initial thoughts<\/a> about Ghana.<\/p>\n

Blogging is fun, so I’m glad to see that the new USATF CEO has started his own blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Last Year<\/strong> a friend wrote a guest review of the Lewis and Clark Marathon<\/a>, it was much better than this year’s rain soaked affair.\u00a0 My blog last year was called Run Central Indiana<\/em> and it was the featured blog<\/a> of the week over at the Phedippidations podcast.\u00a0 Two important but often forgot about training tools are accellerations<\/a> and strides<\/a>.\u00a0 I ran a DINO Series race (15K trail races) and wrote a nice review<\/a> and had fun despite the muddy conditions. Finally, I shared what was currently on my mp3<\/a> player.\u00a0 The list has changed some but some of the shows are still there!<\/p>\n

Monthly Mileage<\/strong><\/p>\n

Running – 160 miles<\/p>\n

Biking – 146 miles<\/p>\n

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