At first I thought my leg was being pulled. My dear friend, Courtney (seen above), whom lives in D.C. and whom I lived in D.C. with for months, decided that because her little stick-self loves running marathons and shit for FUN, that she would sign up some of her friends to run in The Army 10-Miler in October.....Guess who one of those "friends" is?
THIS girl.
Yes. On Sunday, October 24th I will be stomping the streets of D.C. with my size 10 sneakers. *sigh*
In a way I wish this was an April Fools joke.
I'm scared shitless.
I used to run- the last time I ran? About a YEAR ago. And even then, I could only run 1 mile without stopping. I have NEVER ran more than 3 miles in one workout setting.
I think I may kill Courtney.......................
I think I may kill Courtney.......................
But, if you wanna know something so odd- I'll tell ya. I'm a teeny bit excited about this.
I love a challenge when it comes to physical fitness. I was always the fat-kid in gym class who walked the mile, and NEVER made it under 15 minutes. I've always been super jealous of people who can run long distances. So, now's my chance to prove to myself I can do it.
The Army 10-Miler is a HUGE deal and such a wonderful race! I work for The Army, so naturally I'm all about supporting them.
I'll be running on The Fisher House Team, which you can read more about here. This is the same organization Courtney ran for last year, to help raise money for. Taken directly from their website:
"The Fisher House™ program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House™ Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury."
If any of you would like to donate and support The Fisher House (and ME as I run 10 miles!!), please do so via the link I provided :-) I would appreciate it and I know my fellow team members would!
I'm so excited to get to go back to DC! As much as I was ready to get back to Alabama and NOT live out of a suitcase (you all may need to go back to 2009 and read my posts to know what I'm talking about)- I LOVED that place and the friends I made. It's definitely going to be a HUGE reunion.
Anyone in the DC area??? I know there are some of you out there who read my blog, so let's meet up!??
Also, I am in major desperate need of running long-distance tips and training for such things. I don't know how to begin- I think I know....but I have no idea (This is the Diary of Jenny. BAHA! Get it? Please.). So if you're a runner, please comment and pass along advice.
Thank you my lovely readers! Have a wonderful day!
I love a challenge when it comes to physical fitness. I was always the fat-kid in gym class who walked the mile, and NEVER made it under 15 minutes. I've always been super jealous of people who can run long distances. So, now's my chance to prove to myself I can do it.
The Army 10-Miler is a HUGE deal and such a wonderful race! I work for The Army, so naturally I'm all about supporting them.
I'll be running on The Fisher House Team, which you can read more about here. This is the same organization Courtney ran for last year, to help raise money for. Taken directly from their website:
"The Fisher House™ program is a unique private-public partnership that supports America's military in their time of need. The program recognizes the special sacrifices of our men and women in uniform and the hardships of military service by meeting a humanitarian need beyond that normally provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs.
Because members of the military and their families are stationed worldwide and must often travel great distances for specialized medical care, Fisher House™ Foundation donates "comfort homes," built on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. These homes enable family members to be close to a loved one at the most stressful times - during the hospitalization for an unexpected illness, disease, or injury."
If any of you would like to donate and support The Fisher House (and ME as I run 10 miles!!), please do so via the link I provided :-) I would appreciate it and I know my fellow team members would!
I'm so excited to get to go back to DC! As much as I was ready to get back to Alabama and NOT live out of a suitcase (you all may need to go back to 2009 and read my posts to know what I'm talking about)- I LOVED that place and the friends I made. It's definitely going to be a HUGE reunion.
Anyone in the DC area??? I know there are some of you out there who read my blog, so let's meet up!??
Also, I am in major desperate need of running long-distance tips and training for such things. I don't know how to begin- I think I know....but I have no idea (This is the Diary of Jenny. BAHA! Get it? Please.). So if you're a runner, please comment and pass along advice.
Thank you my lovely readers! Have a wonderful day!
