3 Day for the Cure Update

Ok, so here's this week's update:

Training:
Total miles I was supposed to walk last week:  19
Total miles I walked/ran:  19

I rock!!

This week is 21...not a big jump, so I'm not worried.  I have become friends with several people I see daily at the mall.  I have officially become one of "them".  I wonder if people are thinking "oh look, another old fart walking while I'm trying to shop".

The good news is that it takes a little more than my whole lunch hour to walk, so I don't have time to actually spend any money.  The bad news is that I haven't lost any pounds yet.

Fundraising:

I got my donation page up and going.  I sent emails to my co-workers linking them to my page (hoping for donations).  The guy in the cubicle next to mine laughed when he opened my page because of the small amount of money I've raised so far.  Well, keep laughing...I'll make sure I gloat when I reach my goal!

I was more than surprised that I figured out how to link my personal page to my blog---lookie to the right---If you know anyone who's looking for a good cause to donate to, I'm taking donations :)  - or if you want to know why I'm doing this, you can read all about it on my page.

No progress yet on my other fundraising ideas although I haven't ruled out standing at the highway offramp with a sign...I'm hoping it doesn't actually come to that.

Welcome to the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure:

3 Day for the Cure Update

Decided I'd do weekly updates on my training/fundraising for my upcoming participation in the 3-Day for the Cure event.

Last week, I was supposed to walk a total of 15 miles.  I'm proud to say that I accomplished (my 1st week's) goal.  As of yesterday morning, I still needed 4 miles, so I did them on the treadmill.  I have decided - after yesterday - that I am not a very good treadmill walker.  I don't mind running on one so much, but walking is BORING!  So, I cheated and ran 1 3/4 of my 4 miles.  I figure that's ok since I did the mileage either way.

From here, my weekly mileage steadily increases...this week I need to walk 19.

As for the fundraising, I'm still holding steady at the $20 from overall guy.  I did work on my personal fundraising page and will be sending the link out to all my co-workers and friends hoping that I can get a jumpstart.  My 2 fundraising ideas (items for sale) have not taken off yet.  Not because they aren't good items, but because I haven't started trying to sell them yet.  Ok, one of them I haven't even made yet. 

I'm down to 15 weeks before the event - guess I better get started!  I don't  think the fundraising part will be easy, but after 1 week of the "training" to actually be able to complete the walk, I'm thinking that the walk is going to be the hardest part!!!

One positive point to my treadmill walk/run yesterday.  Reese came up to the treadmill while I was running and asked me where my legs went.  When I asked her what she was talking about, she said, "you're going so fast, I can't even see your legs!"  What an excellent incentive...I felt like I was the most awesome runner in the world (even though I really wasn't going THAT fast).

Running Recap

I didn't post my running recap on Friday because I was POSITIVE that I'd be running Saturday and would be able to "up" my numbers.

As you may have already guessed, running did not happen Saturday (or yesterday because of Labor Day), so my last week numbers stink and this week's not shaping up to look too good either.  But, I said I was going to hold myself accountable, so here there are:

Monday:  2 miles
Tuesday:  2 miles
Thursday:  2.25 miles
Weekly total:  6.25 miles

Yuck!

Running Recap

Last November, I ran a half marathon.  I signed up and paid for another half marathon for April 2010.  I never ran the 2nd half.  After November, my running abruptly stopped and I sat on the couch gaining weight by eating bon bons all winter long.  My laziness extended through the summer and I found myself on August 1st weighing 20 pounds more than I did last November. 

The really crappy part is that I had worked super hard to get rid of those 20 pounds in the first place.  I ate sensibly and ran like a wild woman in order to get rid of the excess weight.  Since my daughter had recently turned 2, I found myself unable to say I was heavy because I'd just given birth.  So I literally worked my butt off to look and feel better...and I did.

So, why did I stop?  I kick myself every time I do this.  Work my way up to running really great distances only to let myself stop and then have to start from scratch.  It has to do with trying to achieve a goal, I think.  But then, why didn't I keep up with my running in order to run the half in April?  I don't know.

Anyway, this is a really long story just to say that I'm going to start putting my running recap on my blog as a means to keep myself accountable.

So, here's this week's recap:
Ran 2 miles Monday
Ran 2 miles Tuesday
Ran 1 mile Thursday
Ran 2 miles Friday
Weekly total    7 miles

I (re)started running 4 weeks ago, so I don't think my numbers are too bad.  Sad to actually write down that I ran a whole 2 miles today when I've done much better in the past, but I have to start somewhere, right?