It's true! I reached my $5,900 fundraising goal this past week and what a HUGE relief that was. I might have shed a tear (or two) when I realized that I had reached my goal. I knew I was stressed about it, but I had no idea how stressed I actually was until the muscles in my neck started to relax and this state of calm washed over me. Whew!
It was a busy week - not only did I finish my fundraising but I also did my last long run before marathon day. Now some of you are looking at the side of my blog thinking, "is she crazy? She has 23kms to run this week!" This is true, so I'll rephrase - the taper has begun! Over the next couple of weeks my training focus switches from long steady runs to shorter faster runs to work on my speed while letting my legs recoup before a very warm run day.
I just happened to check the weather today in the Caymans and was slightly shocked to read the 27 degree weather at 6am this morning. The most shocking part was the "feels like 36 degrees" written down the side. Oh my, this will be an experience indeed! I can honestly say that I have never run in that kind of heat and am fairly certain that it will be a shock to the system. The master plan is to lay on the beach for the 2 days that I have in the Caymans leading up to run day and try my best to acclimatize my body to the heat before taxing it by running a marathon. This whole thing sounded a lot more enjoyable before I really started to think about the chafing and possible heat stroke that might come into play. I am currently accepting applications for water boys and will bring extra luggage to smuggle you down there!
This week will be another interesting one for the Fenyedi/Corrick clan as my sister should be giving birth to baby #2 any day now. One could say that my sister is prepping to run a marathon of her own this week. Good luck Briggy, you're a fabulous mom to one and you're going to be just as great with two! I can't wait to meet my new niece/nephew. Come on out little one :)
A million thank yous to those of you who donated and gave me your support over this past year. I couldn't have done this without you! I didn't realize going into this year how humbling an experience raising that amount of money can be. Those that fundraise on a regular basis are in a class all on their own and they deserve the highest amount of respect society has to give. Thank you for your support!
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