Just the facts, ma'am.
Fact #1) I'm so blessed to have my good health, my supportive family and friends, and a great place to work to be able to pull off training for -- not to mention participating in -- this special event on behalf of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Fact #2) I don't like running any more than I did when I started training for this marathon.
Fact #3) My feet are a mess. And I haven't been running half as much as I should be. Open toed shoes are NOT an option for me right now, thanks to toe nails that have either fallen off, are falling off, or are just black. That's just nasty.
Fact #4) Blame it on work, life, or laziness, but I'm just not as good about keeping this blog updated as I used to be!! Thanks to all of you for staying on me to keep this up to date!
Fact #5) I'm in denial that my marathon event in Dublin, Ireland is coming up FAST! (I leave on October 24 and the event is October 27!)
Fact #6) I have strayed far, far away when it comes to following my run schedule. Though I successfully completed my 20 mile training run four weeks ago (miracles do happen), I had run only 4 miles in the last three weeks prior to that, and probably around 25-30 miles total since then.
Fact #7) My teammates and coaches will likely vote me most prone to injury (or perhaps most crazy) because of fact #6.
Fact #8) With my third Team in Training event almost behind me, it's with high probability that I'll do another event soon. Doing another marathon, though, is unlikely. You life-long runners are crazy. Triathlons rule.
Fact #9) I have reached my fundraising goal for this latest event! My TNT page reports that I'm at $3,648.05, and in reality the amount is $4,948.05 (after applying my mentor credit from the St. Anthony's event last season). This amount exceeds the goal of $4,500 by almost $500!! THANK YOU!
Fact #10) In my last year and a half of fundraising, thanks to all of you, your donations have helped me raise over $17,500 collectively since I got involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society last May. This is HUGE!!! Whether you gave a dollar or a thousand, PLEASE FEEL GOOD ABOUT MAKING SUCH AN AWESOME IMPACT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER!
Though we're collectively making great strides in the hunt for a cure, we all still know people battling blood cancers and it would be awesome to someday live in a cancer-free world. Let's all keep on going...and maybe, just maybe, that vision will someday become reality.
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About my next post: My next post will likely be when I get back to the U.S. after the Ireland trip. Make sure to sign up as a blog subscriber through the RSS feed on the right to get real-time notifications when I make a post! Or, you can just be old-fashion and stop on by when you feel like it. That's cool too. I hope to have a good report upon my return!!!
Fact #2) I don't like running any more than I did when I started training for this marathon.
Fact #3) My feet are a mess. And I haven't been running half as much as I should be. Open toed shoes are NOT an option for me right now, thanks to toe nails that have either fallen off, are falling off, or are just black. That's just nasty.
Fact #4) Blame it on work, life, or laziness, but I'm just not as good about keeping this blog updated as I used to be!! Thanks to all of you for staying on me to keep this up to date!
Fact #5) I'm in denial that my marathon event in Dublin, Ireland is coming up FAST! (I leave on October 24 and the event is October 27!)
Fact #6) I have strayed far, far away when it comes to following my run schedule. Though I successfully completed my 20 mile training run four weeks ago (miracles do happen), I had run only 4 miles in the last three weeks prior to that, and probably around 25-30 miles total since then.
Fact #7) My teammates and coaches will likely vote me most prone to injury (or perhaps most crazy) because of fact #6.
Fact #8) With my third Team in Training event almost behind me, it's with high probability that I'll do another event soon. Doing another marathon, though, is unlikely. You life-long runners are crazy. Triathlons rule.
Fact #9) I have reached my fundraising goal for this latest event! My TNT page reports that I'm at $3,648.05, and in reality the amount is $4,948.05 (after applying my mentor credit from the St. Anthony's event last season). This amount exceeds the goal of $4,500 by almost $500!! THANK YOU!
Fact #10) In my last year and a half of fundraising, thanks to all of you, your donations have helped me raise over $17,500 collectively since I got involved with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society last May. This is HUGE!!! Whether you gave a dollar or a thousand, PLEASE FEEL GOOD ABOUT MAKING SUCH AN AWESOME IMPACT IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER!
Though we're collectively making great strides in the hunt for a cure, we all still know people battling blood cancers and it would be awesome to someday live in a cancer-free world. Let's all keep on going...and maybe, just maybe, that vision will someday become reality.
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About my next post: My next post will likely be when I get back to the U.S. after the Ireland trip. Make sure to sign up as a blog subscriber through the RSS feed on the right to get real-time notifications when I make a post! Or, you can just be old-fashion and stop on by when you feel like it. That's cool too. I hope to have a good report upon my return!!!
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