It is September 11, and I think it is somehow fitting that we can announce today we have met our fundraising goal for Fisher House. Many of the veterans and families who are helped by Fisher House were inspired to serve our country by the terrible events that took place on this day 11 years ago. Chris and I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to those soldiers and families, as well as to the family, friends, colleagues, and even complete strangers who donated to Fisher House on our behalf. As of today, we have collected $1,297, and we know it will be put to wonderful use.
In training news, I can report with some relief that Chris and I were able to complete our 16 miles last Saturday. We were certainly exhausted at the finish, and truth be told we were still feeling a bit sore two days later---but we finished at a run (well, maybe a jog or a shuffle--but not a walk.)! Expresso gel at the one hour mark, Sports Beans at hour two, and full hydration packs for each of us did the trick. Both of us, though, finished with only a few sips of water left, so on future longer runs we may need to find a spot to refill our packs.
Weather has turned cooler and less humid for now so our runs should be a little more pleasant!
Weekly stats:
Monday 9/3 4.02 miles in 41:49
Wednesday 9/5 8.06 miles in 1:27:00
Thursday 9/6 4.06 miles in 40:22 (had to do this one on my own as C had yet another looooong day at work; got a late start and finished in the dark, I think that's why my pace was a little faster than usual!)
Saturday 9/8 16.04 miles in 3:01:00 (this was a mile longer, yet 68sec/mile faster than last week's debacle)
Weekly total: 32.18 miles
Again, thank you to everyone who helped us achieve our fundraising goal! Now Chris and I just have to get our creaky bods to DC---only 47 days to go!
Well put, hai detto bene, M. Much thanks to everyone who donates, we really appreciate the support.
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