What a great weekend!
I was planning a weekend filled with fun - probably too much fun, so I asked our coach what I should do about our planned 8 mile run on Saturday morning. Our family was going to a hotel with friends/neighbors on Friday night, and I just knew too much alcohol would probably be involved and a very late night, considering no one had to drive home. And Saturday night was our big LLS benefit with Tim Mahoney, so I knew I would be in no shape to run on Sunday, either. Our coach told me to switch Monday's run for Saturday's run if I could - run 3 miles on Saturday and the 8 on Monday; otherwise, just take the weekend off and run 8 on Monday.
The kids had a blast at the mini water park, and we adults had a good time both in the pool and pool side. The kids were up late, and by the time I laid down with Griffin at about 11:00 to put him to bed, I was pretty tired myself. I didn't mean to, but I fell asleep and never made it back out to our little party!
Needless to say, I didn't have an excuse not to run on Saturday, so I mapped out 8 miles at http://www.mapmyrun.com/ and set off. Since I've never run 8 miles before, I really wasn't sure how I'd do. I know that our hill workout was supposedly 7.5 miles last weekend - and that monster HILL 3x to boot - but since I never officially confirmed that number I am not 100% positive.
I am happy to say that I ran those 8 miles. And I felt good doing it. Cardiovascularly, I felt great. It's my legs that took a beating. As soon as I was done running, I think they turned to jelly. I had to come home and get ready for the big TIM MAHONEY BENEFIT. The night we've been waiting for and planning for. Getting dressed, my calves hurt. So I decided to wear my running shoes out last night. Hey, they were comfortable!
The show was so much fun, and it was a sell-out - I heard there were plenty of people who didn't get in - what a bummer! I had a lot of fun getting up on stage with Tim and making my announcements because deep inside I'm a rock star myself - just without the song-writing and singing skills. :) We sold our remaining TV raffle tickets and some glow-in-the-dark bracelets. And Tim auctioned off the autographed guitar. I had no idea going in how much that would bring, but we were lucky it was a crazy night at the Basement, because it fetched $1150!
All told with the raffle, bracelets and guitar - minus our expenses (our cost for the bracelets, the TV), Jeni and I each made about $1150. I have some raffle tickets that haven't been paid for yet so I'll take the loss if they aren't paid as Jeni didn't sell any on "credit". With those donations, I have raised about $2750 for LLS. So, $1050 until I reach my goal of $3800. Getting closer! :)
I was planning a weekend filled with fun - probably too much fun, so I asked our coach what I should do about our planned 8 mile run on Saturday morning. Our family was going to a hotel with friends/neighbors on Friday night, and I just knew too much alcohol would probably be involved and a very late night, considering no one had to drive home. And Saturday night was our big LLS benefit with Tim Mahoney, so I knew I would be in no shape to run on Sunday, either. Our coach told me to switch Monday's run for Saturday's run if I could - run 3 miles on Saturday and the 8 on Monday; otherwise, just take the weekend off and run 8 on Monday.
The kids had a blast at the mini water park, and we adults had a good time both in the pool and pool side. The kids were up late, and by the time I laid down with Griffin at about 11:00 to put him to bed, I was pretty tired myself. I didn't mean to, but I fell asleep and never made it back out to our little party!
Needless to say, I didn't have an excuse not to run on Saturday, so I mapped out 8 miles at http://www.mapmyrun.com/ and set off. Since I've never run 8 miles before, I really wasn't sure how I'd do. I know that our hill workout was supposedly 7.5 miles last weekend - and that monster HILL 3x to boot - but since I never officially confirmed that number I am not 100% positive.
I am happy to say that I ran those 8 miles. And I felt good doing it. Cardiovascularly, I felt great. It's my legs that took a beating. As soon as I was done running, I think they turned to jelly. I had to come home and get ready for the big TIM MAHONEY BENEFIT. The night we've been waiting for and planning for. Getting dressed, my calves hurt. So I decided to wear my running shoes out last night. Hey, they were comfortable!
The show was so much fun, and it was a sell-out - I heard there were plenty of people who didn't get in - what a bummer! I had a lot of fun getting up on stage with Tim and making my announcements because deep inside I'm a rock star myself - just without the song-writing and singing skills. :) We sold our remaining TV raffle tickets and some glow-in-the-dark bracelets. And Tim auctioned off the autographed guitar. I had no idea going in how much that would bring, but we were lucky it was a crazy night at the Basement, because it fetched $1150!
All told with the raffle, bracelets and guitar - minus our expenses (our cost for the bracelets, the TV), Jeni and I each made about $1150. I have some raffle tickets that haven't been paid for yet so I'll take the loss if they aren't paid as Jeni didn't sell any on "credit". With those donations, I have raised about $2750 for LLS. So, $1050 until I reach my goal of $3800. Getting closer! :)
You know what I like best about that picture of us with Tim Mahoney and the winner of the auction? That my belly is hanging out. Nice! What happened there?
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