Slow but Steady

What a great weekend and I hope everyone's been enjoying this hot weather. For myself, I have discovered that labor day is definitely my favorite holiday! A little off topic, but I couldn't believe I was lucky enough to go jetskiing and tubing this weekend! (Tubing is when you sit on a really big lifesaver, hold on the handles, and let the boat take you away. I didn't know anything about it prior. But let's just say I got a great whole body massage from the water and speed..)

Anyway, for runners and joggers, this weather can make it really really hard, especially for those longer distances. This week I've again ran near campus. I ran the whole lake ~4.5 miles, in ~50 minutes on Tues. I knew everyone on my team in the east bay was doing rigorous hills training though and I really wished I could be there. I did, however figure out that the marin team meets on Wednesdays for track workouts and that would work for me! So we will see what happens next week. This wed I was super tired, I wish I could have done more, but it was just one of those really bad days. I just have to brush it off and take some time to refocus.

Tomorrow morning Derek will help our team do the water stops bright and early at 7:30am. He's coming in from the SF side just to support! But I have to run 7 miles and it's exciting and always a little nervous at the same time. Some of my team members are up to 10 miles! As we always say, GO TEAM!!! EAST BAY ROCKS!

As for fundraising, I am so grateful for all those that have already contributed to my page. Donors can really make a difference sometimes in my motivation to run. There are days when we would much rather take a nap at home, but as our team would say, NO WIMPS. So thinking of our main cause and all those who have so generously shown their support in cancer research and programs, we know it's an honor and duty to get out there. I was really scared at first about fundraising, but now I'm halfway past my goal. Although the Oct 2 fundraising deadline is coming right around the corner, it will be truly exciting to see how far we can go!
*for anyone that wrote checks, it will still take some time to post. Thank you!