Pub Crawl Pictures!!

Here are some pictures from our fundraising pub crawl! Thank you again to those who came out to support a great cause!

Week 6 & 7

Hello family and friends! Thank you again for checking in and keeping updated on my training. It has become such a huge and important part of my life, and I truly appreciate your support. Last week, week 6, was my first 7 mile run. I was very nervous as my running partner, Stacey, has been out with a knee injury and I was going to have to run it without her. Lucky for me, I run those brutal long runs with the TEAM on Saturday mornings and I DID IT! I was so excited to run 7 miles! Soon enough, a 7 miler will be a short run. Hard to believe!

Week 7 was a lighter mileage week for us. I only had to run about 3 miles Mon-Thurs with a 6 mile run for the long run. It was a nice and cool morning, and it was the easiest 6 mile run ever! Not that I have run 6 miles many times, but it felt really good this morning. I could have kept going... but I am happy to stick with the training schedule.

Tonight is the fundraising pub crawl that Stacey and I have organized! I have recruited many of my wonderful friends to come out and support the cause. We will be crawling around Denver in green and purple drinking for a cure! I will be sure to get some pictures up! Thanks again for all of your support!!

Week 5

Well I am home from Michigan and I must say running at sea level was not quite what I thought it would be. My endurance was great, but the humidity was horrible!! It was HOT!

I did get to run my "long run" for the week at Tahquamenon Falls, which was beautiful! My high school friend, Libby, got out and ran with me. It was more of a trail run, which was challenging, yet fun! After our run, we treated ourselves to huge ice cream cones and an "ice bath" in Lake Superior! Yikes, it was COLD!

Otherwise, running in Michigan was NOT my favorite part of the trip home. It's good to be back to the mountains!

Lib and I before the run.

Soakin' up the view!

Ice Cream. Yummm! I think we deserved it...

We are in there, I am the little pink blob!

Week 4

Wow, it is hard to believe it has been four weeks! I am enjoying ALMOST every minute of training... I could live without the aches and pains in my muscles... but hey, it's got to be better than chemo!

On Saturday I finally got to meet my team hero's, Sharon and Allison! What an inspiration they were! Sharon had mentioned she walked the San Fran marathon last year and it was one of the most amazing experiences in her life. I can not wait to feel what she felt. These two lovely ladies truly are hero's. It was great to finally meet them!

Allison, Sharon and I

Stacey and I ran our 8K race in Denver this past weekend. It started out a little rough with our late start in the morning and then we had trouble getting there due to the roads being blocked off for the races. We ended up running TO the race, which added an extra mile and a half to our run. We managed to get to the start line about 2 minutes before the race began, had time for a quick stretch and we were running again! Not quite what I was hoping to do, but it worked out. We finished in about 51 minutes, and it was fun to get out and do another race! (Why I think it is FUN to get up and run on a Sunday morning... I don't know, but I do!) We even had a few friends out to cheer us on! Thanks to Lori, Bryn, Mike and Turner! It was great to see familiar faces at the finish!

Stacey and I ran in our new TEAM shirts!

I think it motivates me to run harder...

I am off to Michigan for a wedding and will spend most of week 5 running at sea level!!! Pretty excited about that! Thanks for reading!

More race pictures!!

Finish line!

Lori and I at the expo.

Lori and Bryn

(They made an awesome cheering section!)

Tuner and Mike

(Not only did they watch us at the finish, Mike also drove us to and from the race. Thanks again!)

Week 3

Well, still running like crazy. Mileage is increasing and I am feeling pretty good! I am feeling more and more like a "runner" each day. The "runner's high" has definitely become an addiction. I have a hard time not running, even on rest days! Fundraising has kicked off quite nicely as well. Thank you again for the generous donations! I could not do this without you!


My running partner, Stacey, and I have signed up for another road race! We enjoyed the BolderBOULDER so much that we decided to run the Rocky Mountain Woman's 8K on Sunday, June 8th. I can not believe I am this excited about running! Wish me luck!


Stacey and I jumped on the fundraising train and headed to Wal-Mart. Sunday, June 1st was National Cancer Survivors Day, so we decided to do some bucket fundraising. We did surprisingly well and we are hoping Wal-Mart will match the donations received. Many people were very willing to donate anything from spare change to $10.00 to borrow the cell phone! We may try doing that again soon.


I have also collected a lot of money for Stacey and I's fundraising pub crawl! On June 28th, a mob of supporters will be crawling around downtown Denver, drinking for a cure. I would like to thank Lori, Bryn, Gin, Zach, Krystal, Liz, Brandt, Jude, Morgan, Dubz, Jared, Steve, Natalie, Andy, Heather and Matt for getting their payment in already! I am hoping to add more names to this list in the next few days!


Until next time!

The fundraising table at Wal-Mart!