Saturday, February 27, 2010

My Fundraising Page

My Fundraising Page

6 mile run - Saturday, February 20, 2010

Ok guys,

I'm only making this public to prove I'm actually running!!!! At this point, I had all of my electronics stuffed in my pants and the make up had finally stopped running down my face. It rained the whole time!

This was the mission work out and it was very significant - we all ran the first mile in silence to remember why we are running this marathon and to acknowledge both the survivors of these diseases and also those who lost the battle. It makes every mile easier when we remember that we're running this marathon to find a cure!

First Post!

Hey all!

I'm not very computer savvy and know nothing about blogs, but I thought this would be the best way to update everyone with my progress as I train for this marathon and raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). I'm sure the part about my training will be especially entertaining - as many of you know, I'm not exactly an athlete! :) But alas, I love to work out and wanted to give back since I have been given so much!

Today was our 7-mile run with the group, but since I donated blood yesterday and still feel a little groggy, I'm just going to run 3 miles today and run 7 tomorrow. It will be my first long run by myself, so we'll see how that goes. Everything so far is going really well - the runs haven't been too difficult, although my right knee is starting to feel a little funny. Last week, it rained during our ENTIRE 6-mile run!!! There was a picture of me running posted on our yahoo group site, and I'll try to post it here. Running 6 miles and being drenched with rain does not make for a good photo op!!!

So far I have raised $405 dollars! Thank you to everyone who has donated. I sent out the letters last Saturday, so hopefully many of you have received those. I will send an email out sometime this week.

Does anyone have any good fundraising ideas? I'm planning a car wash in Longview over Easter Break, which will serve as both a way to raise money for this great organization and also a chance to reunite with my girl friends from high school!

Yours,

L