Out of the blocks . . .

I’m out of the blocks for training. Week 1 was a slow start (kind of like my sprinting prowess). Had a couple of solid workouts on 10/31 and 11/1 on the Arc Trainer of 45 Minutes each. I continued on Sunday with a 15 minute recumbent bike workout to cool down (and hopefully burn off some of that extra Halloween candy!). I took Monday off and then returned to the gym Tuesday, this time to give my running legs a shot. While I was slow, I did get a solid 65 minutes in on the treadmill to gross 5.2 miles. Some of that mileage was a walking warm-up, a walking cool down, and a 3 minute mid-run walk break, but all in all for the first time running in a while I was pleased with the current level of endurance even if it be at a tortoise pace of 11-12 minute miles. Sadly, I never thought I’d look back on my 6:30 – 8 minutes miles in high school track as being fast, as they certainly didn’t put me in the lead pack then but I guess I just needed to get older. The delayed on-set muscle soreness that followed my over ambitious run on Tuesday combined with a crazy work schedule for the rest of the week did not permit any additional training but I did get back in the grove this Saturday. I even got Dave to join my gym, so hopefully that will help the motivation.

No progress on the fundraising front yet. I’m hoping to make great use of some work time off on Veteran’s day Wednesday to get the first batch of letters out the door this week. So for all those out there thinking of noting, one of you can have the special honor of being my first donor if you act fast!

Of note this week, DFMC announced the 2009 Grand Total formally this week: $4,025,688. What an amazing accomplishment for a team of approximately 550! There were 86 runners who raised over $10,000! Way to go 10K team. One day I hope to join your ranks. I was one of 218 runners who raised between $5,000 - $9,999. Thank you to everyone who contributed and helped make this possible. 100% of these fundraising dollars go to funding Cancer research in the Claudia Adams Barr Program in Innovative Basic Cancer Research. We have not yet reached the ultimate finish line of a world without cancer so there is still more work to do. This year’s goal is $4.4 Million dollars. With your support again, we can make this happen, please follow the link in the top right hand corner to donate. Thanks for your support!