Travel to Alaska plus Team in Training
Yesterday I finally committed to running a full marathon at the Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage Alaska with Team in Training on June 20, 2009! I’ve been wanting to do Team in Training since 2001 but never really followed through. How amazing is it that with TNT you can kill three birds with one stone? I get to get in shape, raise money to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and travel to new places all at the same time! Really, there doesn’t seem to be any reason not to do it.
I’ve been running for the fun of it since I was in the 2nd grade but never felt really confident enough to race. I’ve always loved running and have done a few 5ks although never anything serious. So while other people say they are afraid of the running because they were never really all that athletic, I’m not going to lie, I was athletic. I’m not afraid of the running part! I’m afraid of the raising money part! What if I can’t raise $5500? That’s a lot of money! What if people don’t want to help me because they’ve helped other people in the past? I’m scared!
My goal is to raise $5500 in order to make it to Alaska and luckily have already received my first donation (thanks Dan!). Check out my donations website to see my progress!
