Goals. Thank You. Fundraising

I am currently in Pittsburgh Airport patiently waiting for my plane to take me back to Boston.  I want to take a moment to reflect on the past few days.  At my recent Team Go Far meeting, I found out I am in 2nd place for getting most donors, which means, I have been spreading the word to as many people as possible.  In part to receiving so many donations, I give a BIG SHOUT OUT TO JOE JOHNSON for being my Rush Chair in muscling support out of our friends :-)  I appreciate all the help I can get.  I want to say THANK YOU to Jen Hiller! The Hills donation pushed me closer to my fundraising goal :-)  Thank You John and Ann Miller for your wonderful contribution sent to The Bottom Line!! 

This has been a great week receiving all the help.  You all have no idea how much this means to me, esp. since I am about 5 weeks away from reaching the finish line of the Boston Marathon, being plagued with all sorts of injuries.  I rest, yet restless because my mind really wants to get a great workout, but my legs refuse to move faster than a slow walk. Sigh.  At times I can feel my muscles pulsate in pain, that I actually look forward to icing my lower half of my body in my bath tub when I get home.  Hope is what I have now, hope to finish well, and hope to raise a lot of money. 


On another note, my new personal goal is to get as many donors as possible to edge out the competition (Sara Cooney :-P).  The prize to get the most donors is to have my friends/family meet me at the best spot on the Boston Marathon finish line.  These are coveted spots that I really want to earn.  I am hoping to get my Dad to come up from Texas and be a part of the journey.   We'll see...


I am boarding in a moment, thanks for following along.

Quote of the Day: Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.  ~Ambrose Redmoon

Thank You Mr Williams!

Thank you for your contribution to my cause!! All donations leading up to my fundraising event held at Pour House on 907 Boylston Street, Boston, on 3/23/2010, will be eligible for raffle tickets to any of the prizes below!!!!  

Hill Drills. 11 mile run

After work, the weather was so nice that I had to get outside and run.  My injuries are still around, but I fought through the pain to get a good workout.  I dropped my car off at the Newton YMCA and partially ran with a charity group that was on their way to do hill drills at Heart Break Hill.  I did about 6 drills on my own and they were tough.  My heart felt like it was going to burst or crawl up my throat and puke out of my mouth. My weight lifting is paying off as I felt pretty strong and upright sprinting up the hills. When I finished, I started to head back to the Y, which was 2 miles away, instead, I ran in the wrong direction.  Not sure if I was delirious, but I got disoriented and was blocks away from Rt 9, so I turned around to head in the right direction.  I added up my mileage, I was supposed to do a 7 mile run, I ended up with 11.  I hope my legs will not punish me tomorrow morning. Despite the injuries, my pain factor on a scale 1-10 (10 worst), I had about a 5. I only have 1 more month to go, I already feel spent. I'm glad I did the hills and long run, it will only have me be better prepared for the marathon.