I'm Baaaaack

This is how my vacation went:Ashley and I had an awesome time in Turks and Caicos. The weather was perfect (most of the time), the beach was beautiful, and the whole trip gave me some much needed rest and relaxation. As I woke up for work this morning on my first day back, I realized it was the first time in months that I wasn't completely exhausted and having to drag myself out of bed. I do have to admit that, although I did bring my running shoes and clothes down to the island with me, I didn't actually do any running while I was there. Part of me feels a little guilty about it, especially the part of me that knows that the DFMC team ran 16 miles this past weekend. The other part of me, though, feels like a little rest never hurt anyone and now I'm ready to tackle my training with renewed energy and dedication.

The marathon wasn't completely forgotten while on my trip. Ashley and I met a very nice couple from Chicago on the first night on the island and somehow Ashley ended up telling them about my marathon training and fundraising. We saw them yesterday at the beach before we left, and they asked for my fundraising website to make a donation! Dana Farber has told us time and time again to tell everyone we know, meet, see and come in contact with that we are running the marathon and raising money for a cure for cancer and we will be amazed at the response. Though I am beyond proud of the cause that I am running and raising money for, I have been hesitant to go around to almost strangers spreading the word. Luckily, I've got an awesome roommate to do the word spreading for me!

In more fundraising news, I'm now up to a total of $3703.97! I can't believe how quickly the donations have added up. According to the DFMC website, only 2 months and 21 days until the big race... that's about $64.50 a day in donations to meet my fundraising goal. Almost there! Now about that training...