charity

Well I came out of my first week of training with 2 major observations. The first observation being that I need a new pair of running shoes. The second observation being that I might actually be able to run a marathon.

I covered 19 miles with 2 rest days this first week and concluded with a “long” run of 5 miles on Sunday. I am sure that is not that long to most people on this site but for me it was.

Well I just finished my first weekend of running and training for the marathon. I do not have the training schedule for the Team in Training yet so I am kind of just going on my own for now. I figure until I get the details of their training schedule I would just listen to my body and run until I was tired and take days off when I get sore.

So far so good.

I am a pretty novice runner who has signed on with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to run in the Marine Corp Marathon in October. A pretty daunting task plus I need to raise $2,800 at least for the charity. My goal is actually to reach over $5,000. I thought your running would be a great spot to post about being a first time marathoner and the trials of training for anyone who might be interested. I also thought it would be a great way to spread the "word". For more information on the charity and how to donate please click here: http://www.active.com/donate/tntepa/agoyette

So I plan on doing my first run tonight (test out my stamina) and will go from there. Also I would love any tips any has to offer in regards to fundraising or actually running a marathon.

As many of you know, I ran 52 (real) marathons last year. But I did not do it for me. I did it to raise money for a special charity. And with my goal of $52,000 not yet reached, although the marathons are done, I am not done. So I am continuing to seek donations from runners, non runners in large and small amounts. I am presently just shy of $40,000 and hoping to get to 52k soon.

Why should you donate? Well, why not? I honestly do not expect anything. It helps me to keep my expectations low, that way every donation is like a gift.

What are you donating to? well, my friend recently sent an email out to her friends which put it so eloquently I decided to repost it here. Thanks for taking the time to at least read: