As of today I have met my fund raiser commitment ($3,900). Thank you all so much for your support, both in helping me reach my goal, and for the encouragement to keep going. I am still working on some matching gift donations, more could never hurt, right?
Congratulations to Melissa for winning the St. Augustine Get Away Raffle! I hope you and your husband have a fantastic time!
I can't believe how close to race day it is. When I first signed up with Team In Training, this marathon seemed so far away, and in the blink of an eye, it's coming upon us.
This has truly been an amazing experience and if any of you have ever considered joining Team In Training for an event, but had some hesitation, I strongly encourage you to take the leap of faith and do it. You will be able to meet your fund raising goals, you will be able to train and run a 1/2 marathon, marathon, triathlon, you can do it. And the biggest incentive of all, think of all the lives you will be touching and know you are doing an amazing thing for those with leukemia and lymphoma and their families.
Just Do It!!!
Penguins can't fly, but they sure can run!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
20 Miles! We did it!
We had our longest training run before the marathon this past Saturday. Twenty (that's right...20) miles!!!
It was muggy and hot out, the type of running conditions I absolutely hate, but we all did it. I'm not sure what the best part of it was.....actually completing it, or the mimosas awaiting us at the end.
Well, just a little over 2 weeks left, I'm so jazzed about this trip. I've never been to San Diego before, and to be going so I can be involved in something like this just makes it that much better. I was looking at the race course the other day, reading about the expo and the speakers that were going to be there, basically getting psyched over all.
I am just within a couple of hundred dollars of reaching my goal, I am super excited about that. I have to admit, when I started this journey, the thought of raising $3900 scared the crud out of me and I never thought I could do it. But, it's amazing how much people want to help out and be a part of raising funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I've also been surprised to meet so many who have had family members with a type of blood cancer, or they themselves have/had one. Cancer does not discriminate at all, young, old, friends, family, it doesn't care. I am so happy to have been able to do a very small part to help those people. Several have told me that they or family members have had great results with medications developed and funded by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, it is so obvious how vital they are in helping find a cure.
To those who have donated, thank you very much.
It was muggy and hot out, the type of running conditions I absolutely hate, but we all did it. I'm not sure what the best part of it was.....actually completing it, or the mimosas awaiting us at the end.
Well, just a little over 2 weeks left, I'm so jazzed about this trip. I've never been to San Diego before, and to be going so I can be involved in something like this just makes it that much better. I was looking at the race course the other day, reading about the expo and the speakers that were going to be there, basically getting psyched over all.
I am just within a couple of hundred dollars of reaching my goal, I am super excited about that. I have to admit, when I started this journey, the thought of raising $3900 scared the crud out of me and I never thought I could do it. But, it's amazing how much people want to help out and be a part of raising funds for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I've also been surprised to meet so many who have had family members with a type of blood cancer, or they themselves have/had one. Cancer does not discriminate at all, young, old, friends, family, it doesn't care. I am so happy to have been able to do a very small part to help those people. Several have told me that they or family members have had great results with medications developed and funded by The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, it is so obvious how vital they are in helping find a cure.
To those who have donated, thank you very much.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
Almost a month????
I can't believe it's been almost a month since I've posted. I'd be surprised if anyone is even looking on here anymore....yikes. Things have been super busy with the end of the school year coming up, so I apologize.
Well, this weekend we have an 18 mile run in store! I'm excited and nervous about it all at the same time. We did a 16 mile run 2 weeks ago, but then I missed our 13 mile run last week, so hopefully my body won't hate me too much. I've been doing other things in the meantime, like Body Combat. It's kick boxing taken up a notch. There's even part of the class where we are waving plastic machete's around...my kids get jealous when I tell them I got to play with a sword when I exercised...lol.
Just one more month...to the day! I am so excited, not just for doing the run, but for being part of such a great experience overall with Team In Training. This has really been an amazing journey up until now and I feel honored to be a part of it all.
We put together a Family Fair last Saturday to raise some funds. It went really well. My teammates were awesome with all of their help. We had music, popcorn, cotton candy, chicken, hot dogs, chips, drinks, moon bounces and 24 foot slides, it was a blast. Then Captain Character showed up. He set up a giant bounce house that looked like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine. The kids all flipped out over it, and even more so when Scooby himself showed up to hang out with them. Many, many thank for that. Tina got some pictures of the team with Scooby and I can't wait to see them. I'll post it on here as soon as I get a chance.
Fundraising is still going full force. I've raised $2,900 so far and need another $1,000 by May 18th. I'm still selling those cookbooks, and we have a church garage sale coming up on the 12th, what a good incentive to purge all of the toys and items in my house that I don't even use.
Well, that's about it for now. Take care everyone.
Well, this weekend we have an 18 mile run in store! I'm excited and nervous about it all at the same time. We did a 16 mile run 2 weeks ago, but then I missed our 13 mile run last week, so hopefully my body won't hate me too much. I've been doing other things in the meantime, like Body Combat. It's kick boxing taken up a notch. There's even part of the class where we are waving plastic machete's around...my kids get jealous when I tell them I got to play with a sword when I exercised...lol.
Just one more month...to the day! I am so excited, not just for doing the run, but for being part of such a great experience overall with Team In Training. This has really been an amazing journey up until now and I feel honored to be a part of it all.
We put together a Family Fair last Saturday to raise some funds. It went really well. My teammates were awesome with all of their help. We had music, popcorn, cotton candy, chicken, hot dogs, chips, drinks, moon bounces and 24 foot slides, it was a blast. Then Captain Character showed up. He set up a giant bounce house that looked like Scooby Doo's Mystery Machine. The kids all flipped out over it, and even more so when Scooby himself showed up to hang out with them. Many, many thank for that. Tina got some pictures of the team with Scooby and I can't wait to see them. I'll post it on here as soon as I get a chance.
Fundraising is still going full force. I've raised $2,900 so far and need another $1,000 by May 18th. I'm still selling those cookbooks, and we have a church garage sale coming up on the 12th, what a good incentive to purge all of the toys and items in my house that I don't even use.
Well, that's about it for now. Take care everyone.
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