More than a little worried…
This is just as I suspected. I had a feeling running 26.2 miles part of Team in Training would not be the hard part, it’s the raising money part that has been so difficult. Here’s what has happened.
In the last month I left the job I loved at Schipul and am now working at Sam Houston Race Park and going back to school at University of Houston in the summer for my pre-reqs to apply to medical school. All these changes have thrown a bit of a kink in the wheel and my training and fundraising was not a priority. It’s hard to raise money for charity when you’re not making money to pay the bills.
So now I’m back on track and refocusing on Team in Training. Phew! But here’s the thing. I’m not training for a marathon for the sake of running a marathon, I’m also raising money to find a cure for blood cancer. So with that in mind, I have a goal of raising $5,500 by June 20. To show my commitment to Team in Training I need to have a minimum of $2,000 by March 27. Eek! I only have $225. I’m freaking out! Worst of all, I’m afraid I won’t get to continue and meet my goal of running my first ever marathon. Ever worser (lol) I won’t be able to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society raise money to fight blood cancer. I’m not going to lie…I’m really, really worried.
It doesn’t take a lot to make a big difference. Are you a numbers person? So am I. Here’s how far your donation goes:
$1,000 Will help The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society fund a researcher to find a cure.
$500 Will provide patient aid to a person with leukemia or a related cancer for a year.
$100 Will provide a patient with transportation cost associated with traveling from home to the cancer center.
$75 Will provide bone morrow typing for a family member of a patient with leukemia.
$50 Will register one person to be a bone marrow donor.
$25 Will pay for the cost of a patients chemotherapy drug prescription co-pay.
Will you please consider helping the LLS and me by donating just $10 for the cure against cancer? Believe me, your donation will not go unnoticed. I plan on having a huge thank you party for all donors (and Fayza doesn’t know it yet, but she’s gonna help me plan it. She did the very same marathon in Alaska last year that I am doing 
). But more than that, your donation is majorly important and incredibly appreciated.
Oh! And if you want to donate anonymously that’s cool too! If you want to donate, this is the place!
Have you spammed your address book yet, missy? Why don't you do a half-marathon now that you're ready for it and post more photos of you racing to ignite people to adopt your cause? When I was fundraising, I tweeted maybe once a day (but probably more) with the link for donating. I wrote people on a regular basis asking for donations. I sent email to my hairdresser, my dentist, and I had a blog dedicated just to training. I know you haven't had the chance to dedicate substantial time to fundraising, but it's nowhere near too late to go full speed ahead!