Next Chapter

Today was my last day of working for Pfizer in New York City. I will be taking the next 3 days to pack up my apartment and wrap up life in NYC before my one-way flight from JFK-PHX on Saturday. On Monday, March 5th, I start my new job at...

I am looking forward to starting this next chapter of my career and getting back into life in Arizona again.

Training Schedule for the Chang's Half

Because I want to document this...here is what I did to get ready for the Chang's Half:

• November 7 - 3 miles - 28:26
• November 10 - 3 miles - 28:18 and weights class
• November 11 - 3 miles - 28:14
• November 12 - 4 miles - 38:13 (Central Park Inner Loop)
• November 14 - 3 miles - 28:07
• November 15 - Weights class
• November 16 - 4 miles - 37:57
• November 18 - 3 miles - 28:14
• November 19 - 6 miles - 56:10 (Central Park Loop - charity:water run)
• November 20 - Hike Squaw Peak
• November 21 - 3 miles - around canal bank of old neighborhood with Kyle
• November 23 - 4 miles - 38:06
• November 25 - 3 miles - 28:10
• November 26 - 6 miles - 56:59 (Central Park Loop)
• November 28 - 3 miles - 28:12
• November 30 - 5 miles - 47:33
• December 1 - 3 miles - 28:14
• December 3 - Weights (legs)
• December 4 - 8 miles - 1:17:58
• December 5 - 3 miles - 28:32
• December 7 - 5 miles - 47:42
• December 8 - 3 miles - 28:10 and weights class
• December 10 - 10 miles - no time - ran into someone while running which stopped my watch
• December 13 - 4 miles - 40:43 (sore throat)
• December 14 - Weights (arms) with Jessica Joy
• December 15 - 5 miles - 47:38
• December 16 - 4 miles - 38:00 and Camelback
• December 17 - 11 miles (10.69) - 1:47:39 (56th Street to Hayden round trip)
• December 19 - 4 miles - 37:41 and Camelback with Tim
• December 20 - Spin with Jenn
• December 21 - 6 miles - 57:07
• December 22 - 4 miles - 37:31
• December 23 - Squaw Peak with Mike and Joanna
• December 24 - 4 miles - 37:20
• December 25 - Camelback with Kyle
• December 27 - 12 miles (11.86) - 1:58:21 (44th to McDonald round trip)
• December 28 - Squaw Peak with Kellyn
• December 30 - 5 miles - 47:04
• December 31 - 4 miles - 41:35 (Emerald Nuts Midnight Run)
• January 3 - Weights class
• January 4 - 3 miles - 28:11
• January 5 - 3 miles - 27:59 and weights class
• January 7 - 10 miles - 1:36:12 (2 laps Central Park Lower Loop)
• January 8 - 4 miles - 37:20 and weights (legs)
• January 10 - 3 miles - 27:52
• January 12 - 3 miles - 27:56
• January 15 - Half - 1:55:34

I think it worked better this time that I incorporated weights into the schedule. I did not get injured and felt great during the half.

P.F. Chang's Half Marathon

On January 13, 2012 I ran the P.F. Chang's Half Marathon in Phoenix. I had been thinking of doing this run before I moved to NYC, but never got around to it. I like to have something that I am training for because it gets me to the gym better when I am on a training schedule. After doing the half in NYC last spring, I knew I wanted to do another half.

I was in corral 10 to start. Nice shot of KPMG in the background.

Kathryn, Lauren, Lindsay and Me...it made it more fun knowing that others that I know were running as well.

Almost to the finish!

There goes Kathryn - she didn't even notice us standing there.

Finished! My official time was 1:55:34 which is an 8:49/min pace. I was happy to break 2 hours, but I didn't think I would break it by almost 5 minutes. At the 8-mile marker I thought that I might be at a 2-hour pace, but decided that was a little early to really start pushing it. So, I waited until I got to the 10-mile marker and then tried to pick up the pace a bit.

I love the feeling of finishing these half marathons, but they are hard on my legs/knees so I don't know how many more I want to do. I definitely want to do the Disney half!