Cooper River Bridge Run

Jeff and I ran the Cooper River Bridge Run this past Saturday and it was COLD! I was hoping for a little something warmer, but we warmed up quickly after we started running. We waited in our "corral" for over an hour and froze. My hands were tingling for the first 3 miles due to the clenched position they were in for the previous hour. It was a great run though and we saw some fun costumes and even some people we knew, not all 40,000 of them though.
Oh, my time....1:04:21.

The view behind us from behind Jeff's altitude.

Cold, but smiling.

Hanging' with the CFA cow after the race. Audrey was MOST impressed with this one!

The lizard that hitched a ride home on our mirror on the way home to CLT. We finally pulled over after an hour or so and set him free.

Why we run

This came from one of my team mates:

The below message in from the family of a beautiful 8 year old named Caroline Sherrill. She is in my daughter's class at Davidson Elementary and she has been suffering from a brain tumor and leukemia. Please say a prayer for her and her family today and keep doing all that you are doing to find a cure.


We're near the end
Posted 43 minutes ago
This update is hard to put out, but I'll try the best I can. Caroline's body has started to shutdown now. The last few days have been very peaceful, but she's stopped eating and drinking a few days ago. At this point, we have hours left rather than days.

Mary and I have both talked to her and told her that's it's OK to let go now. She's been protective of us though all of this and she's fighting to hang on. Yesterday was the last day that she was able to communicate through simple yes and no. The exception to that is during my talk with her. I told her that God must have really loved us, because out of all the little girls he could have given me, he gave me the best one. In classic Caroline style, she was able to get out "I know".

While we know that it's time for her to go back to God, it's so hard to let go. We are now just spending time holding her and being together as a family. Please pray for peace and comfort for our family.

ONE

One month until I am sitting back, relaxing, and thinking about the half marathon I just ran with Team in Training and how I raised over $5,000 for blood cancer research. Oh wait, wake up, Ginger. You are not at $5,000 yet.That means YOU need to help me by donating $5, $20, $100, or anything that you can offer. I am very excited about the upcoming race. I ran 4 on Tuesday with the team and ran faster than I normally do. I am experimenting with "GU." I'll blog about that one later. In preparation for the 1/2 marathon, I am running the Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston for the 2nd time. It will be good to get some race experience in before I do the "biggie." I'll be sure to post pictures next week from the Cooper River, and continue to urge you to open your wallet and throw some change my way. Change for change....thanks!!!

12

I did it! I ran 12 miles this morning, and I am still alive and well enough to tell you about it! 7 am came early this morning, but those 12 miles weren't going to run themselves, so I made it out and did it! Miles 9-10 were not the most fun I have ever had, but I always perk up in the last mile or so. Nothing really hurts, I'm just tired, so I call this a successful run! Look out Nashville, here I come. First though, I will be tackling the Cooper River Bridge Run in Charleston next weekend. I should be able to run that with relative ease, but you never know. It will be fun, nonetheless.

Wow!

I am way more impressed with your generosity than I am with my snowboarding skills! Thank you all for your overwhelming donations thus far. It really blows me away to see how much all of you have pulled together and supported my quest to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society!! Today was my last day on the slopes here in Jackson Hole, and that is a good thing. My body is asking me to take a break. I got one heck of a workout this week and had an amazing time. I will be back at the run this weekend with 6 miles. Thanks again for all of your incredible generosity, and keep the money coming so blood cancers can take a long walk off a short pier.

Crosstraining

Where have I been? I apologize for not having posted in a week. I am on vacation in Jackson Hole, WY right now and am doing some serious crosstraining! Crosstraining is a big part of the TNT program so you can build endurance, cardio, and also keep all of your muscles strong to prevent injury. I did run 9 miles the day before I left for vacation and let me tell you, although I am on vacation, I am working my tush off! Ouch! Snowboarding is so much fun, but I am using muscles that I did not know I had. We snowboarded for 7 straight hours yesterrday and that my friends, is a serious workout! Day 2 on the slopes today and everything hurts, but we are having a great time. I am looking forward to getting back into the run next week, but rest assured that I am preparing my body for this half marathong every day!

Seriously??

It's snowing out there. Fast and furious snow. It's like I'm watching Doctor Zhivago or something out of my own window. Needless to say, the team run did not happen tonight. Grrr. So, I went to the Y and did my 4 miles and felt great despite some sort of hip issue that I am having. When I was leaving the Y it was solid white outside. It has been snowing all day, but I was really surprised to see the snow coming down that hard. While it is lovely to watch, and my daughter is thrilled with more snow, I'm more than a little "over" it. However, I realize that anyone who has cancer of any kind is "over" their illness more than I have ever been "over" anything. Just keep running. Please keep giving.