Did you know that in 2014 the Palm Beach Area Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society alone 254 patients received co-pay assistance totaling $553,321.47!? In the United States, someone is diagnosed with a blood cancer approximately every three minutes and the need for financial assistance is huge!
This week, I’m asking each of my friends who see this to each consider donating $5 to Team In Training and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For me I know that’s just one less Starbucks Very Berry Hibiscus Refresher this week – not a huge loss! But the impact that we can have from each giving just $5 is HUGE! Click here to donate and join my list of donors today! (A huge thank you to everyone who already has!)
Now an update on my training: I’m seven weeks into our Team In Training marathon training program and on to what they’ve divided up as ‘part two’ of the training plan. (I don’t know where the time went!)
The first six weeks were relatively low mileage weeks, with my longest run being 70 minutes, but now the run duration and distance is rapidly escalating! (It’s a little intimidating actually.) Here’s an update on the runs from this week.
WEEK SIX:
– Run #1 – 40 minutes – 4 to 1 – 3.86 miles – My last run at home before I left for Kentucky.
– Run #2 – 40 minutes – 4 to 1 – 3.84 miles – First run in Kentucky around the streets of downtown Lexington!
– Run #3 – 70 minutes – 4 to 1 – 6.12 miles – Another run around downtown Lexington! As my runs get longer, I think I’m going to need to start to map out a route before I head out – particularly when I don’t know the area.
This one was a beautiful around downtown Lexington and through the University of Kentucky campus, but I had no idea how far to go/where to go/where I was. I made a lot of weird little loops (final mile above is exhibit a) that made it go a bit slower and and a lot more randomly.
As I head into part two, I’ve also completely changed up my weight training/conditioning. As the runs get longer and more difficult, the Team In Training coaches no longer advise stuff like CrossFit. 🙁 🙁 They want runners to be fresh for our long runs, not sore from heavy lifting. They also note that “our body has to carry the weight of additional muscle mass during the event so if you are into weight training it should be for toning not building muscle mass and should be focused on your upper body and core rather than your legs.”
So with that in mind, I’ve officially started Kayla Itsine’s Bikini Body Guide from the beginning. I’ve done the workouts here and there in the past, but this is the first time that I’ve committed to doing the BBG program in full. It’s perfect for while I’m on the road a lot this summer, and I’m excited to see what kind of results I can achieve. I’ve also started to incorporate a lot more stretching into my daily routine and have signed up to try some yoga as well!
Again, don’t forget to visit my Team In Training fundraising page here!
