Day 4 | Last day of Vacation

It is our last day(6th day) here in Hilton Head and our third day training. Yesterday was an off day but we still rode bikes all day and had a competitive tennis match between my girlfriend and I vs. my sister and her boyfriend. Personally I love to compete, no matter what it is so I treated it like it was the U.S. Open. Quickly I was humbled.
Side Note: yesterday i was contacted from a close friend, former teammate, and someone who I call every week and was told that his pap has cancer. To help awareness he asked if I would run a half marathon November 8th with him to show support. Being the high and low passionate person that I am, quickly wanted to help so yes I am running. Funny thing is he is 230lb powerful former catcher who runs like a deer and during college practice he would always complain about the distance. Its all coming Full Circle haha.

(a pic I took of my girlfriend dominating a run aka beating me)

Last night my girlfriend and I set out the weeks and plans of the miles needed to run to help prepare me for 13.1 miles. And today was day 1, of seeing how far I could go at a pace without stopping which ended to be 3.1 miles. I stayed positive and kept being positive with myself throughout the process.
( "Nick one foot at a time, one minute at a time, focus on your form, pick your feet up, don't stand to tall, keep going, push through the calf cramp, embrace the pain, lighter on your feet.")
I'm realistic and ready to take on this challenge of training that I have never believed in : Long Distance Running. The more I do it the more I learn that it is about winning the battle against yourself verses the run itself. So over these next few months I will be tracking my training and post random thoughts leading up to the competition.

Time: 7am
Temp: 81
Total Miles: 6.0
Total Distance without Stopping: 3.1
Shoes: Mizunos
Clothing: Lululemon
Audio: Entrepreneurship on Fire podcast