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May 4, 2008
Spring is Here!
I am so happy that I can see the grass again and start to spend more time outside without all of the layers.
Mark and I both have secured jobs for the Bay area next year. I will be teaching at a private school in Kentfield in Marin County and Mark will be teaching at a private school in San Francisco. It is a huge relief to have jobs and to have the interview process over with. All of the flights and hard work paid off.
We are trying to make the most of our final months in VT but our every day obligations keep us pretty busy. Our school work with lesson planning, grading, and assessing is on going in addition to coaching. Our teams are doing really well. However; our schedules are quite opposite since Mark coaches the high school and I coach the middle school. We have meets on opposite days so we are rarely home at the same time.
I paced my cousin in the Boston Marathon (3.31) and had a good time experiencing Boston this way. I did not feel a lot of pressure and really enjoyed the atmosphere.
Now that the weather is better I am running more - doing some double runs and getting out on some of the dry trails. Once the trails are officially open it will be hard to keep me from running when I do have free time.
My quad is a constant bother and the pain never seems to go away completely. I am signed up for the Vermont City Marathon and the Nipmunk Trail marathon.
I did my first track workout since November last week and felt good running 6.00 to 6.20 pace but the workout was not very long. We host a Tuesday night workout which is pretty fun at the high school track especially if we get a little bit of a crowd.
I would like to run under 3.10 at VCM but a lot depends on my quad - if I have a pain free day or a pain less day. The Nipmunk Trail marathon will simply be for fun - a good way to explore my old stomping grounds in Storrs, CT. The two marathons are a week apart so I will just have fun with the trail marathon.
I have been busy planning my Long Trail solo expedition for the end of June. I plan to take about 7 days to cover the trail distance of about 250 miles. My biggest concern is the number of bugs I will encounter. This I believe could be the one obstacle that stands in my way of finishing the entire trail. I am immensely excited about the adventure and solitary time it will provide for myself.
Additionally, I am beginning the process of packing and making piles of things to keep and things to get rid of. I am very excited to return to Northern CA to be living so closely to my twin sister and her husband and their baby and to return to the amazing community of running friends I have in the area. I can not wait to share these things with Mark.
Yet - in the meantime I am taking every opportunity to explore ALL of my favorite pockets of VT and to make as many new adventures and memories here is VT as I can. We will be spending our summers in VT at a family camp so I do not have to try to do it all in the next few months.
Posted by mary at May 4, 2008 3:06 PM