Today is October 8th. Today, I will re-commit myself to this blog. Today, I won't make excuses as to why I'm "too busy" or "not interesting enough" to write. I. Love. Writing. I love to read, to learn, to discover new things.
I also love to promote awareness about breast cancer and whatdoyaknow, OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH! This can't all be coincidental, right? This is a sign, from the blog gods above; their sneaky way of giving me that "umpf," the push I needed to devote a few hours a week doing something I enjoy. I should also thank my awesome friends, who have come to me recently with their interest in joining myself and many others in The Donna Marathon in February.
I have been an active participant with this wonderful run for 5 years now. For the first two years, I was apart of a great team of friends who helped find a cure by donating their time and money for a relay team to complete the full 26.2 marathon! The last 3 years I've challenged myself to train and put forth the effort to complete the half marathon portion of the race. As much as I love running, I'm still not convinced I'll ever want to [or be able to] complete a full marathon. But who knows, maybe one day?!
The relay is awesome. It's divided up perfectly for 5 runners, at any level, to complete as a team. The marathon is broken up into 5 legs of different lengths, from 3.5 miles to 6.75 miles. The relay is an awesome way to get involved! Anyone can do it, the cost is relatively low as you are splitting between 5 people and it is really, really fun.
The amount of people that not only run in the race, but volunteer their time to ensure everything runs smoothly plus the HUGE amount of supporters that cheer you on throughout the entire course is really special. I never feel tired during this run because of the all the "Thank You" signs from supporters who have been affected by this terrible cancer, whether it was themselves, family or friends. It's seriously uplifting.
Personally, I have not been affected by breast cancer, but when I heard there was a run in my hometown that had an all-pink theme, provided courses to allow runners of all levels to participate AND donated 100% of proceeds to the foundation, how could I say no?! How can YOU say no? Go click on the link above ^^ and sign up. Just do it. You'll feel really good about it. Plus, the training that you endure to achieve the medal at the end of this race will provide you with a pre-summer bikini bod that you'll also feel really good about!
Help me find a cure! Check back this weekend for my first training log post + tips to getting started!
xx.Catie
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