Here Comes the Sun

Oh My it has been way too long! I am sorry I haven’t written in two weeks! So much has happened!!! Let’s start off with the 18 miles I did on Sunday!!!! Ok I was struggling, and I took mini walk breaks, but I did it! 4 hours.. but it got done.
I went to Florida on Thursday to visit my brothers and I was looking forward to the sun! Atlanta Airport is kind of like the Bermuda triangle for travelers with connecting flights. It’s like you know you are going to get there but you have no idea, when you are getting out. I guess it is more like the Hotel California. Anyway, I got to ATL at 1:20pm on Thursday afternoon. I left at 11:15pm going to a different destination than was originally planned. The weather was bad and after hours and hours of postponing, my flight to Melbourne was cancelled. So I waited with the rest of the terminal to be rescheduled. The next flight was Saturday at 8:35am. And because the cancellation was due to the weather the airline offered nothing as far as hotels or car rentals went. They suggested to me that I get a car…Yeah ok. I heard a man behind me in line that got on a flight to Orlando that night so I asked to be sent to Orlando. I got lucky, I guess you could say that, with the 9:30pm flight to Orlando. Which if you look above, did not leave until 11:15pm. My brothers drove the hour to come get me and by the time we got back to Melbourne it was nearly 3am!!! 12 hrs after I was supposed to be there!!
So I slept in and then got my luggage at the Melbourne airport on Friday. We packed the car up and headed to Clearwater to see the Phils.
Saturday morning, my brother Sean and I, went for a run. We were staying at my Aunt Bonnie’s trailer which is exactly 2 miles from the stadium. We decided to run to the stadium and back. When we got there, fans were already around. The team was practicing on the field and the gates had not opened yet. I took advantage of the photo op, and will add those pictures soon.
The Phillies won!!!! It was a great game and perfect weather. 67 and Sunny. I got an uneven Irish tan (Farmer’s burn). Sunday, I didn’t get out on the road until 1:30.

Last weekend I had to do 10-12 and I decided to run on my own. I went down South Philly to the ballpark and FDR, to run around the lake. It reminded me of my runs last year. I got some pics, which I will also add soon. It was nice running down Broad St again but I hate the traffic lights. I did buy a water bottle I can run with this weekend. After not having water a few weeks ago I made a decision never to let that happen again.
It’s funny because when I first started training I was worried about a little water giving me a cramp. And now I drink at least one bottle of water for my long runs. I drank a LOT of fluid on Sunday. Water, Gatorade, and I had two gel packs. I like could not get enough.

It is most definitely the home stretch. This week’s long run goes back to 10-12 again and then 20 next week!! It is going to be here before we know it! I am still short with fundraising though!! I need a little more than $600. This isn’t just a goal I made up though, I have to reach it. And I do not have the money personally to cover the difference. I do have great people in my life who have offered to lend it to me if it comes to that but I am hoping that people will make some last minute donations so I can sleep easy. I honestly did not think I could ever raise as much as I have but I just listened to the others who have done it before. They said if I trained and I plugged it, everything would fall into place. 600 is not as bad as it could be. If every one of my Facebook friends gave a dollar, I’d be 200 over my goal! A lot of my friends and family already have donated which is amazing, THANK YOU ALL But I still have that final stretch to make it in time. If you know of anyone who might be interested in donating to this cause, please please send them the link to my page. Thank you Thank you Thank you.


Finally the sun is out and I think I see Spring a Comin!!! I am so excited about this. No More freezing cold runs (actually I shouldn't jinx myself). Now I need to train myself to run in the heat!