Yuck.
I have a marathon/half-marathon to run in less than a week (Sunday, to be exact) and I don't have the mental strength to make it through 3 miles anymore. My lack of appetite and inability to sleep when I am exhausted are probably also not helping at this point.
So tonight's crappy workout was 3 terrible miles at the indoor track at the school gym followed by a piddling 15 minutes of the Minna Lessig workout. I can't remember the last time I ran more than once a week, and I also can't remember the last time a run hasn't ended in a feeling of complete defeat accompanied by a generous amount of tears.
A word to the wise: don't sign up to run a second marathon after you have just finished running your first unless you have seen the future and you are sure it is something you must, absolutely must, do. If this is not the case, do yourself a favor and take a break. Otherwise, you risk dealing with what I am dealing with right now, which is to say a complete lack of enjoyment from running (something that you once loved more than life itself) and a profound sense of burnout and failure.
Showing posts with label Team in Training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Team in Training. Show all posts
Monday, April 28, 2008
Monday, April 14, 2008
Yet another push for money
Good news! I only need $200 more to meet my fundraising minimum. The bad news (which always inevitably follows good news) is that I need the money by Wednesday, and that if I don't have it, it gets taken out of my bank account.
So please, if you know anyone who would be willing to part with like $20-$25, urge them to donate to Team in Training. It is a really good cause, and I don't actually have $200 to fill the gap between what I have and what I owe. Otherwise, I would pay it myself.
So please, if you know anyone who would be willing to part with like $20-$25, urge them to donate to Team in Training. It is a really good cause, and I don't actually have $200 to fill the gap between what I have and what I owe. Otherwise, I would pay it myself.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Final fundraising push!
I think many of you have probably already donated, but in the event that you haven't and want to help me get to my fundraising minimum of $2,600 by next Wednesday, April 16th:
www.active.com/donate/tntnyc/tntnycELittle
If you have donated already, please spread this on to co-workers, friends, family, etc. Here are some facts you might want to pass on to them:
-A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
-A donation of $25 could also pay for the cost of 1 patient’s chemotherapy drug prescription co-payment.
-A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
-A donation of $50 could also register 1 person to be a bone marrow donor.
-A donation of $75 could provide HLA (bone marrow) typing for a family member of a patient with leukemia.
-A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
-A donation of $150 provides 10 patients access to a web-conference to learn about their specific blood cancer.
-A donation of $300 will train 25 peer volunteers who can provide emotional support to newly diagnosed patients.
-A donation of $500 could provide patient aid to a person with Leukemia or a related cancer for a year.
-A donation of $1000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.
Obviously, a little goes a very long way, and a donation of as little as $10 can make a big difference toward improving someone's life or the quality of care they are getting.
www.active.com/donate/tntnyc/tntnycELittle
If you have donated already, please spread this on to co-workers, friends, family, etc. Here are some facts you might want to pass on to them:
-A donation of $25 provides patients and their loved ones with FREE booklets that contain up-to-date information on their disease and help them make informed decisions about their treatment options.
-A donation of $25 could also pay for the cost of 1 patient’s chemotherapy drug prescription co-payment.
-A donation of $50 makes possible a Family Support group with a trained facilitator where comfort can be found and experiences can be shared among patients and family members.
-A donation of $50 could also register 1 person to be a bone marrow donor.
-A donation of $75 could provide HLA (bone marrow) typing for a family member of a patient with leukemia.
-A donation of $100 helps supply laboratory researchers with supplies and materials critical to carrying out their search for cures.
-A donation of $150 provides 10 patients access to a web-conference to learn about their specific blood cancer.
-A donation of $300 will train 25 peer volunteers who can provide emotional support to newly diagnosed patients.
-A donation of $500 could provide patient aid to a person with Leukemia or a related cancer for a year.
-A donation of $1000 makes possible one- on-one conversations with health care specialists who provide patients with information about their disease, treatment options, and helps prepare them with questions for their health care team.
Obviously, a little goes a very long way, and a donation of as little as $10 can make a big difference toward improving someone's life or the quality of care they are getting.
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