I just finished my team training for the week and it went really well today - we did 60 minutes on the bike followed by a 40 minute run. Overall I felt very strong and each week we are building up a little more... and getting closer to race day.
As mentioned in the last post, I spoke to the team before practice about John and why I am doing this season... and I've spent a lot of this week thinking about that and why we are doing this. To me, this season is not just about fundraising and training - it is about giving back and honoring John... and I was renewed with my desire to not just reach, but surpass my goal.
With a goal of $8500 - it is really lofty - and thankfully I am just about 70% of the way there... and I really want to surpass it, but I know that it is going to take a LOT of effort on my part since I feel like I am tapping all my personal resources.
I still want and need the support of my friends and family and I am hoping that there are a few more folks out there that will reach into their purses and wallets and donate... and it doesn't matter to me how much - if it is just $1 or $100 - it still makes a huge difference and will help me reach my goal. Every dollar counts.
Over the next few weeks I am going to be reaching beyond just my friends and I am going to pimp myself out at Giant doing bake sales (and I promise I won't kill anyone with my baking), helping out at IHOP's National Pancake Day and hopefully having a happy hour... I also hope that I can look to Ratner to support me, so with all of this, along with all my training - I don't know where I am going to find time to do anything else.
If you are reading this blog (thank you!) - and you haven't donated, I am asking you to reach into your heart and help out. Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is an amazing organization and they do so much to help provide patients a better quality and they have done so much in helping wipe out blood cancer. My link is below - please help me reach my goal (and beyond).
http://pages.teamintraining.org/nca/lavatri12/samperry
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