Eleven days until our 5K race in Boston! Ellie, Juila, and I
have really surprised ourselves and stuck with our training. I will admit
that my last running day set me back and I really didn't want to try again.
But once again, the support and inspiration I get from Ellie and Julia
made me get my butt back out there. I did my 20 minute training again and
this time I finished it and didn't have to stop due to mucus issues. It
felt good to complete the run and to be honest, I don't feel as exhausted as I
have in the past. I'm sure my walking everyday has helped me stay in
shape this last week even though I wasn't running. I am so thankful to my
teammates for sharing their successes with me. Julia just ran 28 minutes
straight and Ellie ran 2.5 miles in 28 minutes! Amazing! And here I
was feeling bad about my 20 minute run.
I can't tell you how excited I am to meet up with them next week
in Boston and complete the 5K with them. We have been working on our
costumes and can't wait to show you all pictures of us together!
On Tuesday, I walked over to the Metro CareRing Food Pantry for my
first day of volunteering. I loved it. First of all, it's a good
walk over there (a little over a mile) and then once there, I was on my feet
for 3 hours helping customers pick out their food for a week. Everyone I
met from the staff to the other volunteers to the customers were so nice.
It's such a great atmosphere and I love being able to connect with my
community. I was surprised with the 3 hours was up because it all went by
so quickly. I look forward to returning next Tuesday for another shift.
It was snowing when I walked home from the pantry! Unwilling
to give up my walking to the winter, today I went out and bought some longer
workout pants, long sleeve shirts, and a warm head/ear band. If I have
the proper tools, then I won't give up.
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