34% and climbing

first post of august and i'm realizing that my event is less than 11 weeks away. HOLY COW!

in all honesty, things are going great. i continue to be inspired not just by francisco and my aunt, who are both fighting cancer at this very moment, but by the incredible outpouring of support for this undertaking, from everyone i know.

as of five minutes ago, i am at 34% of my minimum fundraising goal, having collected $850 in cash donations from twenty-one different people, some of them repeat donors. i have also gone 6.5 miles. this Wednesday will be my first 3-mile time test, which will tell me what my pace is. when i started, it was about 18mph, so i'm hoping that has improved.

on Saturday we begin "hill repeats," which are exactly what they sound like - walking up and down hills repeatedly, for an entire workout. we're headed up to El Dorado Hills in El Dorado County, and it is sure to be a challenge. i'm up for it, though, having had a modicum of practice this past sunday, when i walked about 3.5 miles around jason & monique's neighborhood in brea, california (a small socal city near lizneyland). suffice to say my glutes have never reminded me more how hard they work :)

also coming up this saturday is the "all in for a cure" fundraiser i've been planning with a few friends. i'm super excited, because we're hoping to have 30 players for the texas hold'em tournament, each paying $20 toward TNT. i've already received payment from nine players, so on saturday night we should collect another $400! if so, that would get me halfway to my goal. it should be a super fun night!

i've got four miles tonight, and the after-work workouts are always toughest, but my sister is enticing me with a super reward: swimming & dinner with the niece and nephew afterward, so i have to admit i'm really looking forward to it! plus there is just NO better feeling than when you finish a good, strong workout. whether the walk is two or six (or more) miles, sweating out all the stress of work, honoring people whose bodies are struggling by exercising my healthy one, and that feeling of accomplishment just can't be matched! i am so very thankful for this opportunity and all that it is bringing to my life.

i might only have 11 weeks to go, but i promise right now that i'm ramping it up to 110% on both the fundraising and training ends. i'm inspired and can't be stopped!

besos,

liz