What a great group of supportive people! I think I'm the only person in this group that signed up alone, but everyone is so nice and so enthusiastic about what we're doing! I love the positive energy!
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Team in Training running group
What a great group of supportive people! I think I'm the only person in this group that signed up alone, but everyone is so nice and so enthusiastic about what we're doing! I love the positive energy!
Happy thoughts...
A very nice thought occurred to me today...by the time all this marathon training is over, I might just wear a pair of shorts for the first time in 15 years! (not booty shorts, mind you, but maybe something a little above the knee..woot!)
Saturday, January 30, 2010
4 miles down..
So today we had our group "long run"--4 miles in 30 degree weather. Brutal, but the excitement from the entire group keeps the momentum going. I'm certainly looking forward to some sunshine and slightly higher temps.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
It's on!
I have to say that this is probably the most motivation I've ever had to work out! I know I still have a long road of training and fundraising ahead of me (no pun intended), but I am PUMPED! I have to admit that yoga has been tremendously helpful in keeping my mind calm and my body extra stretchy. Bring it on marathon, BRING...IT...ON!!!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Hi friend. Welcome.
Hi. I'm Kelli. Just a girl from Boise, Idaho. Maybe you know me, maybe you don't. Maybe we just met or maybe we we're childhood pals. Any which way, I whole-heartedly welcome you to my blog. This is my story.
I am not a celebrity, just a regular person of sound mind (although this quest may be cause for speculation) and decent physical condition. I am just me--a mom, wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, niece and friend. These traits that make me who I am are the things that I value most, simply because they all connect me to a life full of the people I care about.
Whether it be a neighbor, a friend, a loved one or even yourself, most of us have bared witness to the physical and emotional pain that cancer has forced into our lives. I have no courageous story of my own to tell; I have been fortunate to have had little more than the occasional cold to tackle. However, I too, have experienced the heartache of losing people I love to this horrible disease.
I hate watching good people suffer, especially children. It really, truly breaks my heart. I have always wanted to do something meaningful to help people that genuinely need it. As much as I would love to adopt 10+ children from Haiti or donate large sums of money to a myriad of charities; I just don't have the capacity (or money) to do either...which is why I decided to use my two good legs and my mega blogging skills to get out there and help the millions of people dealing with cancer in their lives.
Really, in all honesty, I would say my decision to join Team in Training was on a whim. Fundraising? Great! Helping people? Love it! Running a FULL MARATHON....um, no thanks. I've always thought that people who voluntarily choose to run 26.2 miles must be mentally unstable. So of course, you may ask yourself (as I have over and over and over), why then would I do such a ridiculous thing? Simply because I would do anything for the people I love. If a seven year old can battle multiple rounds of chemo with the will power of ten Hercules, I can certainly use my healthy body to help those who are not.
Now here's the skinny: the Team in Training group comes with a hefty fundraising price tag of $2900 for this particular race--the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego. I don't know about you, but I am not a rich American. In fact, as the Urban Dictionary states, that's a lot of "benjamins", people! I'm just a regular person, remember? A regular, stay-at-home-mom kind of person, actually. So this is what I propose--I would like to find 2,900 people who want to donate one dollar to this campaign. One dollar. That's it. If you can, and would like to offer a more generous donation I will not deny you that privilege! Heck, maybe President Obama will even send me a dollar! I think it's considered a charitable donation, isn't it?
So, I say thank you, in advance, for your contributions, your supportive words and/or both because every little bit truly helps. I know a dollar doesn't seem like much, but it adds up quickly and helps give hope to those--past, present and future--whose lives have been invaded by cancer. And for me personally, it helps me get through 26.2 miles of honoring my beloved Auntie Adrienne and my most amazing mother-in-law, Carol, who I know, were they still here, would be proud of what I'm doing.
Very best to you all,
Kelli
I am not a celebrity, just a regular person of sound mind (although this quest may be cause for speculation) and decent physical condition. I am just me--a mom, wife, daughter, sister, granddaughter, aunt, niece and friend. These traits that make me who I am are the things that I value most, simply because they all connect me to a life full of the people I care about.
Whether it be a neighbor, a friend, a loved one or even yourself, most of us have bared witness to the physical and emotional pain that cancer has forced into our lives. I have no courageous story of my own to tell; I have been fortunate to have had little more than the occasional cold to tackle. However, I too, have experienced the heartache of losing people I love to this horrible disease.
I hate watching good people suffer, especially children. It really, truly breaks my heart. I have always wanted to do something meaningful to help people that genuinely need it. As much as I would love to adopt 10+ children from Haiti or donate large sums of money to a myriad of charities; I just don't have the capacity (or money) to do either...which is why I decided to use my two good legs and my mega blogging skills to get out there and help the millions of people dealing with cancer in their lives.
Really, in all honesty, I would say my decision to join Team in Training was on a whim. Fundraising? Great! Helping people? Love it! Running a FULL MARATHON....um, no thanks. I've always thought that people who voluntarily choose to run 26.2 miles must be mentally unstable. So of course, you may ask yourself (as I have over and over and over), why then would I do such a ridiculous thing? Simply because I would do anything for the people I love. If a seven year old can battle multiple rounds of chemo with the will power of ten Hercules, I can certainly use my healthy body to help those who are not.
Now here's the skinny: the Team in Training group comes with a hefty fundraising price tag of $2900 for this particular race--the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego. I don't know about you, but I am not a rich American. In fact, as the Urban Dictionary states, that's a lot of "benjamins", people! I'm just a regular person, remember? A regular, stay-at-home-mom kind of person, actually. So this is what I propose--I would like to find 2,900 people who want to donate one dollar to this campaign. One dollar. That's it. If you can, and would like to offer a more generous donation I will not deny you that privilege! Heck, maybe President Obama will even send me a dollar! I think it's considered a charitable donation, isn't it?
So, I say thank you, in advance, for your contributions, your supportive words and/or both because every little bit truly helps. I know a dollar doesn't seem like much, but it adds up quickly and helps give hope to those--past, present and future--whose lives have been invaded by cancer. And for me personally, it helps me get through 26.2 miles of honoring my beloved Auntie Adrienne and my most amazing mother-in-law, Carol, who I know, were they still here, would be proud of what I'm doing.
Very best to you all,
Kelli
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