It's Time to Stop Talking and Start Doing

One of my biggest pet peeves is people who are all talk with no action behind it.  Lately, I have been guilty of that because I have been saying for months (literally) that I need to start my fundraising for M2M3.  I am egregiously behind, but that all ends today.  I have updated my online fundraising page and I'm open for business!

When a friend first told me that he was doing this relay and asked if I wanted to join, I thought he was crazy.  4 days on an RV with a bunch of strangers sounded awful.  But then I saw the runners coming back into Mobile and I heard their stories and I thought "well... maybe."  Then I signed up for last year's run, and I thought that it would be a cool thing to do but really only thought of it as a one-time thing.  I was only into the first day of the relay when I realized there was no way that I wasn't coming back.  I was hooked.  I will admit that there have been more than just a few times over the last few months where I considered not doing it again this year because "fundraising is a pain" and "4 days is a long time to take off work."  But then I realized that would be taking the easy way out, and I remembered the kids at St. Jude's who don't have an easy way out.

So here I am, officially kicking off my fundraising.  I've looked back over the pictures from last year, and remembered the hospital tour, the sleep deprivation and the crazy roadside dance parties (which were probably a direct result of the sleep deprivation) - and I'm ready to do it all again!  Our legs save lives!

Daylight Savings has kicked my butt

Note to self:  Maybe signing up for a race the first morning of daylight savings is not the best idea, especially one that's 45 minutes away.  This morning Heather & I rode over to Robertsdale to do the Leprechaun Chase 10k.  It was a fun race and a lot of good company.  :)  The course was a little hilly and challenging, especially with the headwind on the way back.  Afterwards we ran an extra 4 miles so this counted as a long run too.  Tomorrow night I will be loving the DST when there is still daylight for me to run after work.

However, early wake up - 1 hr of sleep + 10 mile run + 100 loads of laundry = Long Day.  I'm just going to finish watching GCB and then I'm crashing out!

February Recap

February went by like a blur.  A marathon, a half marathon and Mardi Gras... It was a lot of fun and exhausting!!  Unfortunately, I only got in 111 miles in, so I am a little behind on my goal for the year.  I took it easy last week because my knee wasn't been feeling 100%.  I sprained it 3 years ago and every so often it gets a little unhappy.  The rest was good though because this week felt much better.  It's funny when you take some time off from running to recover from a big race or rest from an injury - I like to call it a run-cation.  The first couple of days are kinda fun and I'm like "ooh I have all this time on my hands" but after that I just have this nagging feeling that I am forgetting something.

Last Saturday I had another fun surprise... my washer decided to die on me.  As much as I would love a laundry-cation, it is a necessary evil.  I had to make a quick decision and had the new washer delivered earlier tonight!  FYI, shopping for laundry appliances is nowhere near as much fun as shopping for a new outfit.  It's an HE washer which means I need special detergent which means I cannot avoid a trip to Walmart.  I also need groceries.  And toothpaste.  Oh wow that's going to put a damper on my Saturday.

I'm going to do a new (to me) race on Sunday in Robertsdale - the Leprechaun Chase 10k!  It should be fun!