16 Mile Run

Hey everyone!!!

Ok, I'm not going to sugar coat this one - the 16 mile run was exponentially harder than any of the others up to date. About 14 miles in, my calves and hip flexors were hurting pretty badly, but I kept running and finished so that is all that counts...even though it took me 3 hours and forty minutes to finish! Please don't do that math to figure out how slow I am. I actually walk faster than I run at this point, which I think is pretty impressive. In my defense, I had a massage two days before the run and my muscles were so tight that I had to stop to stretch several times along the way. Still, that's a long time to be out there running. At least I passed the local Austin celebrity/tranny/mayor candidate Leslie. He/she looked gorgeous in his/her usual skirt and skimpy top.

I can't believe I have to add ten miles to that!!!!!!! I hope adrenaline is on my side the day of the race. This weekend we drop back down to 11 miles, so the run will be easier, but I'll be in New Orleans, so I'll have to figure out some way to run without being killed. I think I'm going to make my brother, David, run with me. Friday is his last day of his first year of law school, so he'll be good and hungover for a Saturday 11-mile jog at 7 in the morning. :)

Fundraising is going well, although I'm still about $400 short of my new goal of $5,000. I had a lemonade stand last week, but it was a bust. You'd think having it in rich neighborhoods in Austin would result in more money, but I used to make way more money in Longview as a kid. We'll have people in $80,000 cars straight up tell us they don't want to give even a dollar (and that's when we were raising money for the Animal Humane Society - who doesn't like animals?!). I'm going to try to find an event in Austin at which to sell water and I'm going to have another lemonade stand with the older kids I babysit (the one I had last week was with the three year-old I babysit, and it was extremely difficult to watch her and try to sell lemonade. She also became bored after about 2 and a half minutes).

Pleaseee tell anyone you know that might want to donate about this cause! Even a couple of dollars helps! The marathon is only a month and three days away (ahh), so my fundraising will soon come to a close. Give anyone you know my website address: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ctx/rnr10/lsawyereb6

Thanks for your support! Peace and love to all,

Lisa