To date, I’ve raised $1,505 (only $1,000 more to go to reach my minimum), ran 12 miles (14.2 more to go to reach my 26.2 goal) and 49 days of training done with 64 days remaining until the marathon in Napa. My Chevy’s event raising around $500 (that means people spent about $2000 on food. Fabulous!).
Alec and I are having a party in January to celebrate my birthday and as a fundraiser complete with door prizes.

We haven’t been without some injuries. Alec is working on his knee with Physical Therapy and I’ve seen the improvements of my PT with my adductors. They would hurt partially during a run and hurt a hell of a lot after (to the point it hurt to walk). With two sessions and plenty of exercises, I’m doing much better.

It’s been a good time and I’m looking forward to more runs. The Facebook group gets more updates with photos and small updates, join to keep up to date.

-Corinne

Last year, when a friend approached me about running something longer than 3 miles, I told them I think I would ever only want to run 10k. I’d get bored with running something farther I thought. But in all honesty, I didn’t think I could actually run a marathon. I didn’t think I was disciplined enough to train. Not athletic enough to represent. I didn’t think of myself as a runner even though I ran on a semi-irregular basis. That has now changed.

This past Thursday on Thanksgiving, I ran my first 10k race. And I ran it in an hour. And if felt pretty darn good. I wanted more. I also finally considered myself as a runner. I didn’t feel like I was pushing myself too hard in the run. I’ve done 5k’s in the past where it seemed so hard and I had to push myself through it. The 10k, was a run, a fun run and with a goal I knew I could reach.

Not to be immodest, but you know what? I’m proud of myself. I’ve reached a goal I wasn’t sure I could meet. It’s not that the 10k was the goal, or the running it in 60 minutes, it was that I enjoyed the act of running. It felt pleasant, natural and freeing. I just smile when I think of it.

I’m looking forward to my next run.