Training/Fundraising Progress

Hello all,

Life has been busy, as usual! Just thought I would let you know how I am doing.

I have been mostly working on general fitness at this point. I bought some new shoes last week (as did my friends Marissa and Ryan), which can't hurt! The shoes I had before this were probably 4 years old. The longest run I have gone on so far was with my roommate Vinnie. We probably ran about 6 miles (maybe longer). We did walk a little but I am pretty proud of us, anyway. All of the roommates (there are 4 of us) have been running more. We seem to have all caught the running bug. It is nice because I always have someone to run with, but sometimes I like to run on my own so I can go my own pace and clear my head. I won't always be able to run with my roommates, because I know they won't be too excited about running 10 and 20 miles. I especially like that I can run later at night and feel safer than I would alone. I realize that Ames is pretty safe, but after living in Central America and on campuses for the past several years, I have become a lot less trusting. I would run late at night in Marion ("home") and feel safe, but not necessarily here.

I have been running about 5 days a week. I try not to go 2 days in a row without running. Today I took the Memorial Day holiday to get some errands done. As far as TNT stuff I did today, I bought a swimming suit for cross-training in, I did sit-ups, hand weights, and jumped rope while I watched a movie... that's 2 hrs of light cardio-- not too bad-- and I bought some ingredients for goodies I am going to sell in the break room at work. I made muffins on Friday to sell this week.

I have also been working on building up my email and address list so I can contact as many people as possible. So far, I have received 1 donation from my house mother, Mom T. Mom T lives in my sorority house and makes sure that everything is running smoothly. I don't live there anymore, but I had a great time with her when I did. Thanks, Mom T!

Anyway, things are looking up. I am running farther and coming up with fundraising schemes all the time. I am hoping to hook up with the 3 other girls doing TNT out of Ames; not just to run with, but also for fundraising purposes.

I've got to go now, I need to eat something before I go for my evening run.
Happy Memorial Day!