19 DAYS till race day!!!!

Well, there are 19 days left till  race day and I am getting more and more excited. Fundraising is over and my deadline has come and gone. My goal has been met  thanks to a very dear friend named Gina. I definitely would have not made it without her. Thank you Gina!!

Thank you to everyone who donated for my cause. I never could have made it without all the help from my friends family and complete strangers even. Everyone that made a donation no matter how big or small is near and dear to my heart and I thank you!!!

This has been a truly  amazing journey for Me. But really the journey has just begun because now that the fundraising is over I can concentrate on the rest of my training.  We have reached all of our long miles  and now it's time to start tapering. This past weekend was crazy I did 13 and a half miles on Saturday then a 5 K with cancer warriors on Sunday and then a 5 mile bike ride Sunday night. Let me tell you my legs are hurting. But it's all worth it because you all helped me raise almost $3000 for the most amazing cause I know.

So now I'll finish up with my taper miles and head on to San Francisco to complete a half marathon. And with every mile that I walk I will be thinking of all the amazing people that helped me get there. 

BUT, When I'm climbing the hill of San Francisco and the miles are getting longer and my legs are burning and I feel exhausted and I feel like I just can't go on, I will  think about 4 people and their families that have given me the reason to do this. I will think of Rick and his son Christian and the pain that a father must feel when he loses his son. I will think about Melinda and her sweet beautiful little girl Lily and how it must feel to be a mother and have to let  your beautiful  little girl fly. I will also think of two others that I've never met but I feel like I know them in my heart. Talia a bright beautiful young lady that fights 2 forms of cancer yet still makes those around her feel inspired and hopeful. And Jacob a young man who, while fighting against Leukemia still manages to openly share his daily battle and journey with all those around him in a positive upbeat way.

When the miles get long and tough I will remember these people because they have come thru the greatest pain anyone could ever know. Their strength to move on is so inspiring and I pray that God blesses them everyday.

Thank you for reading, thank you for following my journey and thank you for being a part of my life.

Angi

13 days $864 and 36 days 13.1 miles

I'm sure many of you that have been following me on a religious basis know that the title above means I have 13 days to raise $864 dollars, and in 36 days I will walk 13.1 miles in the Nike women's 1/2 marathon in San Francisco.

Now the first part is a real challenge. 13 days is not that long to raise over 800 dollars and I need your help. So please if you haven't made a donation click on the donation button on the side of the page and make one today I really need your help.

Now for the second part not as much of a challenge but still a pretty big challenge. You might be saying to yourself but Angi your walking only 13.1 miles or you might be saying Wow Angi you're walking 13.1 miles. Either way let me tell you it has not been a very easy road.
I've walked many miles over the past 5 months, doing 2 miles 3 miles 5 miles and then oh my gosh there are those long runs where I've been walking 8, 9, even 10 miles. Mind you I'm NOT out there in a leisurely stroll, I have a pace to maintain of a 16 minute mile and if you've never walked a  16 minute mile please get out there and try it. It's not as easy as some may think especially when doing it for extended amount of miles.

But I do this for a reason I do it for Lily, I do it for Christian because they can't do it anymore. I do it for Jacob, I do it for Talia, because they're still with us and they need us to help find a cure for them.
When I'm sitting around after long miles feeling sorry for myself because my knees are burning and on fire and Swollen bigger than a football, All I have to do is remember the two beautiful angels and then picture those other 2 beautiful faces and just remember what they have to go through on a daily basis, It makes my pain look small in comparison.

On October 14th 2012 I will be out there in the hills of San Francisco with all the pain in my knee with the burning sensation with all the swolleness with whatever it takes to get through 13.1 mile. And in my mind I will be remembering with every mile someone who has lost their battle with cancer or who at this very moment is fighting.

I ask for your support to help me get through these miles please make that donation no later than September 20th please make that donation today. $ 864 in 13 days.
Help me honor those who have fought and won , help me remember those who have fought and lost and help me to help those who fight the battle every day.

With all my love, admiration and respect

Angi

The Challenge is on and only YOU can help!!!

Dear friends and family:

I’ve made it to the homestretch. I’ve completed many long weeks of training with TNT soon to be ending in just 42 days when I hit the start line at the Nike Woman’s ½ Marathon on October 14^th 2012. All of my training is paying off. I am pleased with my progress and I feel like I am more than ready.

One goal I have still not met is my fundraising goal of $2240 for TNT and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). I am currently about $980 away. With your help I might even be able to exceed my goal. I am facing a real Challenge to reach my goal in the next 18 days.

Well, I can’t leave that challenge alone and I’m here to remind you about the wonderful work that LLS is doing in blood cancer research and ask you one last time, if you haven’t yet contributed but are interested in doing so, today is the day. With my fundraising deadline just 18 days away I am a little nervous that I won't make the goal. I want to know that I have done my very best to raise money for this worthy organization.

Thanks again for your friendship and your support. Looking forward to racing for a cure on October 14^th in San Francisco.

 I'm running with TNT. I'm running 4 Life! Check out my website at:

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ncfl/nikesf12/run4life (**UPDATE: This is not an active site do not donate here anymore) 

 

 

 

Love Angi