Interesting on how plans never quite go how they should.
We were to start our training in earnest last week but then Waleah went and broke her right hand playing the exteme sport of curling. Yes , you can laugh and feel bad for her at the same time. She will be in a cast for the next 3 weeks including our vacation to california, she did get a waterproof cast so she won't have to bag it up for Splash Mountain.
Our information/registration packages from the CDA have also arrived , I've started to put out the feelers for donations here at work with the companies we do business with so once all the rest of the paperwork gets through Waleah and I can sit down and complete our fundraising plan figure out this fundraising thing.
A couple walks this week and then next hopefully we can start training for the Sun Run.
$11,975 to go. Can you believe I had to con Brent out of that $25?....hey it's a start.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Friday, January 20, 2006
We are crazy!!.......
Well, last week I mentioned to Mike that maybe we should enter the Vancouver Sun Run to set a goal to train for as he recently mentioned that he would be interested in running with me as I get back into shape after coming back from an injury. A couple of days later he sends me an email about an ad he heard on the radio and said setting a goal to do something like this (run a marathon in Iceland for Diabetes) would really motivate him to run with me!! I wasn't sure if he was crazy or what?......
At first I wasn't sure how serious he was, I know he's serious about the cause as it has impacted his families lives. But I wasn't sure how serious he was about taking on the task of training for a marathon. I was also a little aprehensive to jump on the wagon as I am just coming back from an injury and wasn't sure if I would ready to run a marathon by August or not. After further investigating I've realized that we can walk the event if necessary. I have completed 2 Half Marathons (one in August 2000 and one in February 2001). My second half marathon was a training run for me as I was leading up to completing a Full marathon in May of 2001; but my body had other plans for me and delayed my goal. Ever since then, it's been a goal for me to complete at least one Full Marathon in my life time. I'm also an adventurous spirit and love to travel and see new places. So after much discussion and having a few days to sit on the idea and let it soak in, I've jumped on the band wagon with Mike and we are setting out on an adventure of a lifetime! Training for a full marathon together (whether we walk or run....we'll get to the finish line together), seeing a new place together and raising money together for a very worthy cause that is very close to home. I think this will be very fulfilling and rewarding.
Today Mike faxed off our registration and it's official! I'm actually excited about this already. It will be a lot of hard work over the next 6 months of training, raising $ and I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun along the way, as we seem to have fun in everything we do.
Keep checking back and we'll keep you posted on how our training is going, successes and set backs, and how our fundraising is coming along. $12,000 combined total is a lot to raise....but hopefully everyone we know and then some will help us reach our goals.
At first I wasn't sure how serious he was, I know he's serious about the cause as it has impacted his families lives. But I wasn't sure how serious he was about taking on the task of training for a marathon. I was also a little aprehensive to jump on the wagon as I am just coming back from an injury and wasn't sure if I would ready to run a marathon by August or not. After further investigating I've realized that we can walk the event if necessary. I have completed 2 Half Marathons (one in August 2000 and one in February 2001). My second half marathon was a training run for me as I was leading up to completing a Full marathon in May of 2001; but my body had other plans for me and delayed my goal. Ever since then, it's been a goal for me to complete at least one Full Marathon in my life time. I'm also an adventurous spirit and love to travel and see new places. So after much discussion and having a few days to sit on the idea and let it soak in, I've jumped on the band wagon with Mike and we are setting out on an adventure of a lifetime! Training for a full marathon together (whether we walk or run....we'll get to the finish line together), seeing a new place together and raising money together for a very worthy cause that is very close to home. I think this will be very fulfilling and rewarding.
Today Mike faxed off our registration and it's official! I'm actually excited about this already. It will be a lot of hard work over the next 6 months of training, raising $ and I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun along the way, as we seem to have fun in everything we do.
Keep checking back and we'll keep you posted on how our training is going, successes and set backs, and how our fundraising is coming along. $12,000 combined total is a lot to raise....but hopefully everyone we know and then some will help us reach our goals.
We must be crazy......
Earlier this week I heard a radio ad on CKNW about a diabetes fundraiser in Iceland. I've always thought it would a cool place to visit and it being a "free" trip I looked further into it. The catch is you need to raise $6,100 to be eligible and after some discussion Waleah and I have decided to go for it. So between the two of us we need to raise $12,200 (wow) but since diabetes has had a major impact on my family's life it seems worth it. I get to go somewhere that I never thought I would make it to, Waleah gets a chance to complete one of her goals in completing a marathon and the Canadian Diabetes Association gets donations that they would not otherwise get.
This week the training will begin, shooting for the moon we hope to run it but a more realistic goal for me would be to complete it running and walking.
Between the training and fundraising, Waleah and I have 6 months of hard work that hopefully will be fulfilling and rewarding for us.
This week the training will begin, shooting for the moon we hope to run it but a more realistic goal for me would be to complete it running and walking.
Between the training and fundraising, Waleah and I have 6 months of hard work that hopefully will be fulfilling and rewarding for us.
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