A Month In...

Wow, I can't hardly believe it has been nearly four weeks since my last post. Sincere apologies! Well, the past few weeks of training have been going really well. I think I've been able to fit in all my workouts except one or two. This is quite a feat, considering I have six to nine workouts a week and I still have to work full time, as well as travel occasionally. Speaking of travelling, I'm in Miami right now. It's really nice down here...very humid though! I tried to get in a spin workout today, but to no avail. I tried a couple different gyms near my hotel but one wouldn't let me spin without a spin instuctor (liability blah, blah, blah) and the other didn't have the right clips for my shoes. Boo! Oh well, I give myself an A for effort! Tomorrow I have a run and a swim on the schedule, which should be enjoyable.

My Ironteam...Oh my goodness, my Ironteammates are so great! I'm really loving all of our group workouts, especially our Saturday rides. Thus far, we've ridden up in Griffeth Park, Santa Monica/San Vicente (my backyard), and Westlake/Agoura Hills/Thousand Oaks area. Last week our ride was in Westlake etc... and I logged about 43 miles. We when started out it was very cold...I'm talkin' low 40's. However, by the end it was in the high 70's and nearly perfect weather, except for the wind. Yep, there was some crazy wind up there. At one point I was going downhill at 37.6 mph and the wind was blowing so hard, I was sure I was about to become roadkill. So scary, but oddly fun at the same time!

Good things...So I was out on a run a couple weeks ago and I ran past the Arrowhead Water Man making deliveries. I smiled and said "good morning" as I ran by. About 20 minutes later I passed him again on my way back home. Well, there he was holding out a bottle of water for me. My own personal support crew ;-) It was such a simple thing, but it was so thoughtful and kind. People like that definitely make this world a better place. I hope we can all be as thoughtful and kind.

Really good things...Well this week I got GREAT news!!!! I'm working hard on fundraising, but $10,000 is a lot of money. My dear friend Richard Magleby called me this week to let me know that the Savage Foundation (a family foundation) would be making a donation for $1000 to my cause. I couldn't hardly believe it! I was sooooooo ecstatic! Every contribution makes such a difference and I am so grateful for all the contributions I've received thus far regardless of size.

Upcoming excitement...This weekend is our TNT camping weekend. I'm really looking forward to training up in Malibu this weekend as well as camping. I LOVE camping! And I'm sure I'm going to love camping with my very cool teammates. I will definitely post an update with pictures.