No, I don’t actually have any excuses for my lack of posting lately. We got back from Ireland at the end of June and I ran a very disappointing half marathon, finishing 2 seconds slower than my previous half. Of course, as Eddie points out, I had been quite sick for the week prior, and it was a ridiculously hilly course so he thinks I should be quite pleased with my finish. If I really think about it, given the course and the bad bronchitis I had, my finishing time is not bad. But given how much I trained for it (and how little I trained for my first half), I remain quite disappointed. So, I’ve decided enough with these long distance races, I’m going to train for a 5K. My husband has been trying to break 20 minutes in the 5K for a while now, and he’s been making excellent progress so I’m excited to start training for mine. My previous 5K PR is 28:19 in 2004, followed by 28:34 this past March. So my current goal is sub-28 which I think should be pretty easy, and maybe even sub-27. We’ll see. To accomplish this, I’ve been running about 20 miles a week with a 9 mile long run and 1 day a week of intervals. I’ve had some trouble with my left foot for the past few months, and I was worried that intervals would exacerbate it, but it seems to be holding up fine.
Enough about running. As of July 1st, I am now officially a 3rd year resident. I started off the year with the wards, which is probably our toughest rotation. Thankfully, I had a fabulous intern and managed to survive a very busy month with a significant amount of anxiety but also a good amount of learning and fun. I followed that with a 2 week away rotation in pediatric oncology because I’ll soon be applying for a fellowship, and I’m trying to get a sense of the different programs. I’m not looking forward to writing yet another personal statement…
I survived the exciting milestone of turning 30 and celebrated with a fabulous barbecue at our place. As a sign of my age, about half the people at the party brought babies with them. Soon, everyone I know will have kids!
