Day 31- I am a Bad Blogger

But not a bad trainee. Fret not, fearless readers, running has been occurring (even some by me). I have just been lazy about writing about it. It all started when I was in the Bay Area for Thanksgiving. I realized then that I am spoiled spoiled spoiled down here in sunny San Diego. The weather was beautiful for the week that I was there, but it was still cooler than my usual run temperature. They also have these pesky obstacles that they call rolling hills. I call them Satan's children.


I had not had to run on hills before Thanksgiving. Well, to be honest, I had intentionally altered my course so as to run perpindicular to the hills around my neighborhood. Had I tried to do that in Tomales, I would have spent some serious time hurdling sheep, which is less fun that running up hills (though probably makes for a more entertaining mental picture). So, to make a short story long, I was not a happy little runner during that week. But I came home and continued my training. I ran 11 miles over 2 days this weekend past. Saturday's run was 6 miles, more than I have ever run at one time before in my life, but you know what? Never in that six miles did I think I was going to die, nor did I need to stop running. I felt pretty darn cool after that. I am almost 1/4th of the way to a marathon!


Fundraising is starting to take off as well. Three people have already contributed, and I am working on a couple of ideas to raise some bigger donations from companies (if any of you have any ideas, please pass them along), and I have a couple of events in mind that I would like to organize, so we shall see.


Tonight I head to one of the hilliest parts of San Diego to work on (my favorite) a hill routine. I am certain to have more whining and misadventure to pass along at my next posting. Until then, remember me every time you sit in front of a t.v., because I will not be participating in couch potato activities for a few months more, and donate to the cause when you can. Leukemia and lymphoma affect everyone eventually in some degree or another, let's keep up the research and find a cure! Thanks for everything!



Jen

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Leukemia Fact

Five-year survival rate: For children, 80 percent; for adults, 42 percent. During the past 20 years, leukemia death rates have dropped 5.1 percent, largely because of the strides made in treatment.