Cross Train

The "12K Novice Training Schedule" calendar says that today is a cross training day. Under the index for "cross train" it lists: bike riding, swimming, elliptical trainer, spin class, yoga, rowing, skiing. After yesterday's session most of those items seem way too active for me. Yoga sounds lovely to stretch out my thighs and my hips - which seem to be the only sore areas thankfully. Swimming always sounds nice, except the part about getting in a bathing suit. Rowing sounds fun but I have no experience there and one new sport at a time is all I can handle right now. 

So here I sit searching the web for a Sunday yoga class and looking through pool schedules (did you know that SF public pools are not open on Sundays?!) trying to find my cross training item for today. 

I also signed up for the Emerald Across the Bay 12K which goes to support Edgewood Center for Children and Families here in San Francisco. I wasn't so sure about running a 12K in only 8 weeks but all my training is geared towards being able to do this so again I'm going with that initial "I can do it" attitude and I'll give it my best effort. The race is from San Francisco to Sausalito so I'll get a good taste of running the Golden Gate Bridge as a little tester for the marathon in July. I might also get to test out our motto of run, walk, crawl as this will be the first official race I've ever run in my life.