Hello, Blogging community. I have a big announcement to share with you. I am running a marathon a week after my sister's wedding in October. I decided a long time ago that I was going to run 26 miles when I was 26. I thought it sounded cool. Well, as my 26th year is rapidly drawing to a close I finally got my act together and signed up with Team In Training. I am going to run the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco. This is where you my lovely readers come in. I need to raise 3,900 dollars by September 30. I'm raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. This is a wonderful cause and I am proud that I can put my goal of running 26 miles to use in raising money. If you have a chance go to my Team In Training website (http://pages.teamintraining.org/nyc/nikesf09/mhughesqvz)and send your friends or just write me little notes of encouragement on this blog. I'm up for any kind of support I can get.
My dear readers, I hope you have begun to see me coming back to myself in the past few months of this blog. Before all this craziness of Internet dating, I was a well adjusted young women who could have cared less about the fact that I was single. I was focusing on myself and all the things I wanted to accomplish, but somewhere between here and there I lost myself. Thankfully, with the help of some friends and the blogging sphere, I have found myself again :)
That is sooooo exciting! And wow. I refuse to run like down the block for milk (I am a walker...not opposed to errands!). I'll see what kind of funds I have after my trip home!
ReplyDeleteAlso - A bloggy friend Chris has a blog about running that is quite inspirational http://www.seechrisyrun.com/ I believe she is running a trail marathon or something. anyway. thought I'd share the love.
Deidre... Thanks so much. Just knowing there are people out there cheering for me is enough. Chris's blog is great. I will have to add it to the list of blogs I read.
ReplyDeleteI want to run a marathon. Or something like that. I'd love to do something that seems super impossible to me that I can't imagine ever doing and do it. One day. Right now I need to train myself to work the 9-5 again. I feel like I've been wearing training pants all week!
ReplyDeleteSinglutionary: That is exactly why I'm doing this. Plus it puts me in touch with all these great people. I love it. Thanks for the support! I'll keep you posted on my progress.
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