However, I did find two events in which I can run a 5K and for good causes. One is the Dunellen's Fifteenth Annual Run for Education on September 15 and the other is Mendham Borough's Harvest Hustle on September 29. (My cousin is a Phys Ed teacher for the school and in the spring I may be able to introduce Zumba(r) to some of her classes too!) I am trying to run in both 5Ks. It is just a personal goal I've had for a while to be part of a fundraising event where I do more than just get out my credit card. I've run a mile a day for the past three days. I can hardly walk, but the running is getting easier. I hope to get to two miles a day by next week. I may not be able to run the first 5K the whole way through, so I am going to use it as a stepping stone.
While running two thoughts go in my head: 1. "Slow and steady wins the race." I have a tendency to be impatient and rush through things, running has apparently become one of those things. 2. "If my mother could give birth to me, I can run three miles for her." Like I said, I initially wanted to run for my mother but she has insisted that I run for myself. So, here we go!!!
That being said, I created the team "Minnie's Miracles" on the LLS.org site and have recruited several people already to join the team and donate toward our team's goal. You can view My Personal Fundraising Page or Minnie's Miracles Team Page. They do have a fundraising event that includes walking, not running, so I'm doing that too.
Also, plane tickets have been purchased for a trip with the manfriend to St. Louis in October. Trying to put more pins in the globe! Stay tuned.
“The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start.”
― John Bingham, No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running
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