Weeks 6 and 7

Week 6 and 7 (13 Weeks till Race Day)

Quote of the Week:

"Clarity and inspiration
Happiness is a destination, that's hard to find
It may take some time
In my mind there's something more
And I'll open up a brand new door
And find the strength to close the ones I left behind
I'll get there leaning on some friends I know
The road and the radio." - Kenny Chesney

Week 6 I ran 15 miles and week 7 I ran 10. I fell a little bit behind on my training last week but that was for two reasons - one I was on vacation, and two - it's freaking HOT in Aruba. Running at 8am and it was already 90 degrees and humid as hell makes it hard to get the long miles in. But I must say it was BEAUTIFUL to run along the beach and soak up the scenery and sunshine. The scenery there was breathtaking!! I will try to include some pictures in the next update. But now it's back to reality (they had to drag me back kicking and screaming) and I'm getting in all of my runs again and am back on schedule!

But when I was running this Kenny Chesney song was playing on my Ipod and it just struck me. It hit close to home. Perhaps committing to running this marathon is helping me finally leave my past behind me (miles and MILES behind me)! I am already coming out of training for this event a stronger person than I was when I started.

I've done a few fundraiser's over the past few weeks that have turned out to be profitable and fun. Both events were with my team. The first was a weekend standing outside Busch's grocery store in Livonia giving out suckers and collection donations. It was cold and windy but well worth it. For a mere 4 hours of my time I raised over $200.00.

This past weekend I was selling beads to the crowds of people down at Corktown for the St. Patrick's Day 5k Run and Parade. I have never been down to this event. Let me just start off by saying that EVERYONE was Irish that day. Selling beads again turned out to be a profitable fundraiser - I was there for 3 hours and raise over $150.00. I probably could have kept selling and made more money, however, as the afternoon progressed so did the drinking and I decided it was time to leave Detroit before all of the "Irish" partiers decided it was time for them to drive home.

Don't forget the event this Friday at Karl's Cabin. The dueling pianos are GREAT. It was be a fun and entertaining evening if you can make it. I hope to see a lot of you there. I hope you all have a wonderful week!