Jesse and I just completed 10 weeks of training, so I wanted to write a post to update you all on our progress! Our longest run in the 6 weeks we just completed was 6.75 miles, so we have definitely come a way from our first long run of 3 miles... and we have come a long way since the days when we could barely run a minute without stopping!
This month and a half has been a challenge in a couple different ways, but the main issue is that I definitely lost a lot of the motivation I had at the beginning of our training. This was complicated by the fact that both Jesse and I got sick at different points in these 6 weeks. If you take a look at our original plan for this phase of our training...
... and then take a look at my workout log...
... you'll see that I took more rest days than planned. However, instead of following my run schedule, I tried as much as possible to follow Jesse's, since the mileage on his schedule was a bit higher. So you'll also notice that I often ran more than I "needed" to. Plus, Jesse and I usually run together, so it's just easier to follow the same plan.
Not to far into my training, I decided that I also wanted to try raising some money for charity. I found the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital online and quickly set up a fundraising page. My goal is to raise $250. This will cover two x-rays for one child. I have about one month left to reach my goal, so if you would like to donate to the cause, here is the link to my fund raising page: http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=2204876&fr_id=4061&pg=personal. Every little bit counts! If each one of my Facebook friends donated $1, I would be at my goal.
That's all for now! Jesse and I are running a 10K in Grand Island on Saturday, so wish us luck!
Until next time,
Amy
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