Training has begun.
Yes. I know. I've been a bit of a procrastinator when it comes to posting new information.
It just takes time- which I lack in my life right now.

But right here. Right now.
Is the update.

Two weeks ago I began training with Team In Training (GO TEAM).
The first day goal was to complete the pace assessment.
The pace assessment is a way for the coaches to see what your running time is for a certain amount of miles in order for them to categorize you and put you in a pace group.
That day was a 5k which is the perimeter of the golf course/parking lot of the Rose Bowl.
I had butterflies.
And not the kind that fly around looking pretty all day.
The kind that give you nerves and make you jittery.
I don't know why- It's not as though I've never ran a 5k before or even this actual course (I ran it twice already that week).
My time, gosh, I'm already forgetting, was about 25 minutes which puts me in a 11 minute pace group- for now.

Second practice.
After the banana sharing, hair braiding and rock talks we were off on our pace groups.
This past week one of our coaches sent out an email explaining how each pace group will be named after a particular person close to one of the members that has been diagnosed with a form of cancer at one point of their lives.
My pace groups name.
team: Hector (Guadarrama)
Needless to say, I may have gotten a bit choked up.
My pace group is the second fastest group on the team, first being the 10 minute guys- which might I add we ran with that Saturday.

There are a lot of things that have happened/are happening.
So stay tuned.

Till next time,
Peace, love and happiness.

**Special thanks to Goya Foods of California and to Kelly Riordan for their heart warming donations this past week!