Thursday night, June 21st, I arrived safely back
home to Yuba City, California. When
people ask me how long I am here for, I respond with a smile, “I don’t have any
plans to leave.” It’s been almost three
days since coming back and I’m still in the period of adjustment. So many things are different; temperature (at
60 degrees I find myself bundled up and shivering), people, culture, living
arrangements, food, etc. As I was
sitting in church this morning, however, I couldn’t help but smile because it
feels so great to be back amongst so many loved ones!
Yesterday, Saturday June 20th, I had the wonderful
opportunity to meet up with my Placer TNT Team for a joint group workout with
the Sacramento TNT Team. We met at the
Nimbus Fish Hatchery and enjoyed a chilly 8 mile run along the river. Such a stark difference between these 8 miles
and 8 miles in Torreon!
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| Jana, our campaign manager, is proofreading my letter. |
I ran the first 7 miles by myself, but then joined up with
two women named Dora and Kelsey for the remaining 1 mile. Never did I think I’d be running below a 9
min/mile pace and be able to hold a conversation! I love the improvement I see in my body,
health, and running the more I train!
It was so fun to be able to train with about 40 other men and women all working towards the same goal... to run a marathon while raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Every time I came across a team member on the trail we’d exchange a “looking good”, “go team”, or “good job”. So inspiring!
It was so fun to be able to train with about 40 other men and women all working towards the same goal... to run a marathon while raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Every time I came across a team member on the trail we’d exchange a “looking good”, “go team”, or “good job”. So inspiring!
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| It was nice to be able to socialize after our workout. |
What was even more inspiring was hearing from a woman before
our workout who shared her story with blood cancer. She shared that after having a bone marrow
transplant she was told by her doctor that she is now in remission. Getting choked up, she continued by sharing
her appreciation to us for raising funds for continued research and patient
support. She is proof that there are
improvements being made and lives are being changed.
After the workout I was able to talk to Jana Greenburg our
Team in Training campaign manager. I had
taken a copy of my fundraising letter to get her feedback about if there was
anything I needed to add or omit. It was
so encouraging to hear her give me such positive feedback. To read a copy of the letter you may go here:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B1FAnBeffG0ySlVRS1ZUdk5kSlE
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| Jana is an awesome woman! Go team! |
Please consider donating to the Leukemia and Lymphoma society
by supporting my marathon. You may
support my 26.2 mile run by pledging a dollar amount for every mile.
- $1/mile = $26.20
- $2/mile = $52.40
- $3/mile = $78.60
- $4/mile = $104.80
- $5/mile = $131.00
Thank you in advance for your
support! Together we can and will find a cure.
You
may donate to my event at: http://pages.teamintraining.org/sac/nikesf12/strongwells
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