Hello! I have a big announcement today I’m pretty excited and scared and anxious and dancing around about!!! But before I share the big news I’ll share a picture of my amazing pancakes.
These babies are gluten free and have greek yogurt for some extra protein. But, I’m still working on the recipe so hang in there for that.
I also had half a cantaloupe because I love it.
Then, it was time to run.
And do a weird dance so my neighbors know what kind of weirdo they live by…
The Big Announcement…
Now, I make a lot of less than what would be considered smart decisions in my life. A lot.
Example: run a marathon in hot weather as a ‘training run’. (see: LA Marathon and Phx Marathon)
Recently I ran the LA Marathon after saying I wasn’t going to because I needed to do it as a training run. Basically, it’s hard to do long training runs solo and I needed a good super long run. Then, SR convinced me to run Phoenix as another long run situation.
Why the need for these long runs?
Well, I got invited to run the Jerusalem Marathon March 18th!!! And after a little bit of research and bouncing it off a few people in my life I accepted this amazing opportunity.
So, in addition to thinking about the amazing-ness of traveling to Jerusalem I needed to figure out a super quick training plan for getting ready for running 26.2 miles. Those two marathons were just the right timing and knocked off 2 quick and dirty long runs done and done.
See? Not as dumb as I felt at mile 22 last weekend! It’s smart in the long RUN. Get it?
The Jerusalem Marathon has a very hilly course! Plus, depending on how my body adjusts to the time change it might feel like I am running a marathon at 10pm!! So I’m glad I did it.
Now that the race is just over 2 weeks away I’m going to write in my calendar the rest of the workouts until I get on a plane on March 14th and travel to the other side of the world. This is ridiculous and awesome and a million other things.
Truthfully, I’m more worried about spending 15 hours in an airplane than running for 4.5 hours!
So useful, look ahead to coming back again.|
Fellow blogger, Teresa Howe of Eat, Drink & Be Skinny did the Jerusalem Marathon last year. She has write-ups on her blog and probably could give you some insight into the whole trip. It looked fabulous!! Congratulations! And right around Easter you should get to see some pretty awesome stuff! Good Luck!!
Flexeril is your friend my friend.
I’m doing the Honolulu marathon in December and am worried about how my body will handle the jet lag (I’m an east coaster!) and all of the running. I’ll be interested to hear about your experience!
Catch up on all things Undisclosed! Good luck! I can’t wait to hear about your trip!
I live in China now and have done the 16+ hour trip back to the US many times…depending on your seats (economy vs first class), getting up and walking around saves my legs. Squats & yoga poses help too! On my last trip I wished I had my own pillow to help with sleeping. Again, probably not as vital if you’re in the front of the plane! Have fun!!
Also, I’m guessing you’re flying Air Canada through Toronto … if so, they have individual screens for every seat and an amazing selection of movies and TV – including an HBO channel.
My husband and I were in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday a few years ago, and it was one of the most memorable experiences of our lives. We went to church in the Old City here – http://www.cmj-israel.org/CMJ-Ministries/Christ-Church/Overview and the service was unforgettable.
Then walked to the Mount of Olives and did the procession with thousands of other Christians from across the globe through the Garden of Gethsemane into the Old City.
It was one of the most incredible things I’ve ever done and extremely powerful. Palm Sunday is just 2 days after the marathon … so be sure not to miss it!
That’s awesome news!! I did a 19 hour flight to Singapore a few years ago. I took a sleeping pill but really only slept like 5 hours of the whole flight. I watched a lot of movies and read some books. Good luck!
Thanks! I need to get some books!! I’ve been using audio books lately.
Jerusalem is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Enjoy!
Wow! What an exciting opportunity! Take a lot of reading material on the plane! And wear compression socks 😉 Fruit….I’m going with pineapple!
Aaaaahhhhhhh!!! Such an awesome opportunity! I have no doubt you’ll do great and I am sure you’ll live every second of it. Make sure you have lots of music, books and movies to help with the flight. Also, I’m sure you know to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. When traveling across the Atlantic, I always try to stay awake on the fight. It just seems to work for me. But, I’ve never run a marathon after traveling that far. I suppose I’m not giving l very helpful advice!
That’s awesome!!!! What a fantastic opportunity. I’m sure you’ll do fine. Take something to help you sleep on the plan and SLEEP.
Wow! That sounds like so much fun. Hopefully you will get to do some sight seeing while you’re there too.
Awesome!!! I’d love to do that one day! So exciting!
That’s amazing! What an incredible opportunity! I always feel like long flights are going to feel like they last for-ev-er and then they never do. The last few times I’ve gone overseas they fed us so often that it went super fast. I don’t sleep well on a plane, so I usually bring a stack of magazines (because I’m always behind on my magazine reading and I can throw them out when I’m done) and my iPad so I can read books or watch movies. Or work on blog stuff! It’s all good! Have fun! Can’t wait to hear about it!
definitely bring a comfy pillow and blanket that you can snuggle with. It’ll help you relax a little to nap or just not feel as edgy. I actually bring one of my fleece winter scarves so I can wrap it around my shoulders or neck or just squish it into a ball.
You’re already such a traveler so I know you’ve got the snacks part downpat.
You could always do a “sentence per picture” style blog post about it. Maybe document each hour with a photo and caption.
Love that you get these wild invites/opportunities. HYDRATE!!!!
Wow! I am afraid of half marathon in the year and you do tons… That`s great and SO inspiring!
You’re awesome! I really hope I can be as motivated as you one day to run all these marathons– especially one across the world!
Definitely download some movies on your phone or iPad to watch on the plane!
Maybe audible too?
Also: favorite fruit this week is also cantaloupe! I bought some from trader joes and can’t get enough– I’ve been adding it to my salad as well!
Are you on a day or night flight? Try taking the night flight and arrive in the morning – I usually do this for long haul flights so I can zzz. All the best and enjoy Jerusalem!
how awesome! for the flight-wear compression gear. i usually request special meals for long haul flights too- airplane meat is sketchy ! maybe your flight will have wifi.
What special meal do you suggest? They have tons of options.
First of all those pancakes look amazing! Second how awesome your going to run Jerusalem!!!!! Plane tips…and to get adjusted to the time change you should definitely sleep so take a sleep aide after that the movies on international flights are pretty good so you’ll have plenty on entertainment
How awesome for you! I hope you have an amazing time.
For the airplane ride, bring coloring books and colored pencils. It’s so therapeutic and you can get all kinds of different ones. I just got a new one filled with swear words, it’s pretty awesome, especially after a really hard day at work 😉
I always bring a portable DVD player and binge watch season after season of awesome shows…like sex and the city and 30 Rock. Good luck!! What an awesome opportunity!
Good idea! My lapper always dies.
Sleeping medicines are the key. If you are willing to pay for the internet on the plane … Netflix will also be very helpful!
I am pretty excited for you!
This is so freaking cool! How fun!
That is amazing! Congratulations!
Ahh that’s soo exciting! I cannot WAIT to see pictures && hear all about your awesome trip && the marathon!
Elainea
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What a cool adventure! I binge read books on planes. I don’t fly and sleep well.
You will be traveling with Ben right??? OR someone bigger to keep you safe? Be safe.