A very good week, on multiple fronts. Since Monday, a little more than $2,800 in new donations (from 20 different donors) have come through. So awesome! I continue to be so very happy about this early fundraising progress -- only problem, now, is that I'm falling behind on my thank you notes. No worries, though. I'm slowly but surely catching up.
Had a great time at Mik's "Kegs for a Kure" fundraising party last night. Earlier this month, his wife, Heidi, celebrated her fifth anniversary in remission from AML. She was diagnosed when she was twenty-three years old. We talked about some of the shared surprises in that initial first diagnosis, and how everything in life just goes on hold for a little while. The naivety of youth, too, both ourselves and our friends, almost blissfully unaware of how seriously ill we really were.
Our long team run today was twelve miles along the Minnetonka Trail. This is the second time we've run this out-and-back. It was a great feeling, hitting the second water stop at four miles, realizing that was our turn around point the last time we'd run it. I know this will keep happening throughout the summer: the longest runs that were sometimes a struggle in June and July will be a distant memory come August and September.
Finally, I signed up for a couple of races later this month and during the first weekend of August. Would like a little practice with race day activities before the marathons, and these seemed like nice options: 5 for the Y, a 5k in Edina supporting the local YMCA, and the Minnesota Half Marathon; a hilly 13.1 mile run along Shepard Road in St. Paul. Should be fun!
Today's Mileage: 12 miles in 2:17:00 (including water stops)
Weekly Total: 25 miles in four runs, plus Tue/Fri spin class for cross-training.
Total Mileage: 157 miles.
Fundraising Total: $10,521.50.
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