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angledgeLast Saturday, I went to an organizational meeting for Team in Training, a fundraising arm of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. In two hours, the incredible organizers convinced me to try something that (at the moment) I think is impossible. I'm going to do an Olympic-distance triathlon.
I'm training for the Triathlon at Pacific Grove, which takes places on 9 September - just one week before the Sharkfest swim from Alcatraz! September will be the Month of Athleticism! In order to participate with TnT, I need to raise $3,200 before 25 August. If you want to support me, you can make an online donation at my TnT website. I hope to raise $5,000.
This is the biggest athletic challenge I've ever taken on. Honestly, the swim from Alcatraz does not concern me at all (1.5 miles, open water, been there done that). But this event is going to really push me: it's a 1.5-km/0.9-mi swim, then a 40-km/24.6-mi bike ride, then a 10-km/6.2-mi run. I don't think I've ever run 6.2 miles continuously at any point in my life - much less after swimming nearly a mile & then biking 25!! I'm really nervous about taking this on.
But life needs challenges. And more than that, cancer needs a cure. All four of my grandparents have had cancer, & three of them died of it. Both of my parents have had skin cancer.evilfb lost his mom to lung cancer. Bobo Wife's mom is fighting breast cancer. And cancer took seolta away far too early. Everyone I know has lost someone to this wretched disease. And so, I am going to spend my summer working out & thinking about how wonderful it would be if cancer became a historical word, as anachronistic as smallpox. And if you're willing to help me reach my fundraising goal, thank you!
(Brought to you in part by Say Yes 2006.)
I'm training for the Triathlon at Pacific Grove, which takes places on 9 September - just one week before the Sharkfest swim from Alcatraz! September will be the Month of Athleticism! In order to participate with TnT, I need to raise $3,200 before 25 August. If you want to support me, you can make an online donation at my TnT website. I hope to raise $5,000.
This is the biggest athletic challenge I've ever taken on. Honestly, the swim from Alcatraz does not concern me at all (1.5 miles, open water, been there done that). But this event is going to really push me: it's a 1.5-km/0.9-mi swim, then a 40-km/24.6-mi bike ride, then a 10-km/6.2-mi run. I don't think I've ever run 6.2 miles continuously at any point in my life - much less after swimming nearly a mile & then biking 25!! I'm really nervous about taking this on.
But life needs challenges. And more than that, cancer needs a cure. All four of my grandparents have had cancer, & three of them died of it. Both of my parents have had skin cancer.
evilfb lost his mom to lung cancer. Bobo Wife's mom is fighting breast cancer. And cancer took seolta away far too early. Everyone I know has lost someone to this wretched disease. And so, I am going to spend my summer working out & thinking about how wonderful it would be if cancer became a historical word, as anachronistic as smallpox. And if you're willing to help me reach my fundraising goal, thank you!(Brought to you in part by Say Yes 2006.)
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Date: 2006-05-03 08:55 pm (UTC)The trick is to keep the running intervals short enough that you aren't so tired that you have to switch to walking. When to switch from walking to running is more difficult to figure out, but if you train in intervals, you'll quickly get a feel for it. It's amazing how much faster than walking it is to jog only half of the distance.
Good luck with the race. Keep posting that donation link so that I get to read it from home sometime because I'm not allowed to donate to charities from my work computer.