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This blog is to document my seemingly impossible, somewhat daunting, yet extremely exciting, journey to completing my first marathon. I invite you to keep track of my progress and cheer me on: I know I'll need your support!

Speaking of support... I am not taking on this adventure just for bragging rights or just to look better during beach season. I have pledged to raise money for St. Jude's Children Research Hospital. After some reading, I'm very excited to join their cause: they will not turn down cancer treatments for children of families who cannot afford it. I'm thrilled my fundraising efforts will go towards helping a child receive the proper care, to give them a fighting chance against a disease that has unfortunately, almost certainly, touched at least one person we know and care about.

Please visit my fundraising page to support in any way you can and keep on visiting my blog to nudge me off my couch and get on the trail! www.mystjudeheroes.org/funnytoes

Monday, May 16, 2011

Strong Run Today :)

So, I know that it's just a little victory, but I ran about 3.6 miles today in 36 minutes, which isn't anything big to some people, or even a PR for me, but I felt really strong throughout my run- which has not been a feeling I've had on many runs recently... so it was a totally feel-good moment!  


And then I came across this Paulo Coelho quote: "...when we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too."  


And it just really made me smile- because I've been working really hard in the pool and on the road, and that's why I felt so strong on my run tonight.  I put in the work and it paid off.  And although I have so much more work to do, I also know I should be proud of myself and celebrate the little victories along the way.  Woohoo!
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