Why we run

I forgot how much running 10 miles tends to hurt the next day. I was needless to say a little sore on Sunday. Maybe it also had something to do with the fact that I was out dancing on Saturday night until 2am …just maybe :) Either way, Sunday was iffy. The good thing is mentally I feel great. I made it over that 8 mile hump. It wasn’t pretty, but it was done. One of the other runners wrote something on her page that I’ve been trying to keep in mind. She wrote “For me, training for a marathon is a painful and at times an excruciating experience, but then again so is chemotherapy and radiation. Those that are battling don't get to say, I don't want to have treatment today because it hurts. So I don't stop.” I keep making too many excuses. I think if I keep the mission in mind, then there will be less room for excuses. Hey, it helped me on Saturday.

Next thing to tackle is my fundraising, which honestly, I’ve been having a little bit of trouble with. I think part of the reason is I’ve been forgetting about the cause, and why we run. Everyone has a story about why they run. You may not know, but I’m a mentor to a group of runners training for the marathon. I help them with fundraising questions and general support. Let me tell you, some of my mentees have incredible stories. Two of them, a husband and wife, are running for their 8 year old son. He was diagnosed with cancer when he was 2 years old, and his treatment involves frequent spinal taps. Some people are survivors. Some recently lost spouses. The people I run with every week have very similar stories. And this is why we run. Because we’re tired of hearing so many of these stories. I’m still hoping to raise another $400 in the month of July. If you’d like to donate, you can do that here.

I also came up with an idea for selling cookies at work, but that’s mostly because I really like cookies :) I'm trying to decide what kind of cookies to make. Is chocolate chip too average? Should it be something crazy like s'mores cookies? What do you think?