"I will run...I will run this race...and I will do it all for LOVE. Your love compels me forward, your love controls my heart and I just cannot get away." ~ lyrics by Kristene Mueller
So...I'm running a half-marathon. For real. In March. Got my ticket. Got my registration. Started training. I'm really going to do this. WHAT?! yeah. crazy. Here are the details:
Race ~ Disney Princess Half-Marathon
Place ~ Walt Disney World...Orlando, FL
Date ~ March 7, 2010
Time ~ 6am...that's 3am for all of us left-coasters ;)
Reason ~ To raise money for my friends ~ The Rogers ~ who are on a waiting list to adopt a precious princess from an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Pretty fun, right?! I'm asking for people to give me money...$500 of which I will use for my own expenses...and the rest of which will go to the Rogers before I leave for Orlando...to run 13.1 miles around DisneyWorld. :)
I'm blessed to have two awesome ladies joining me...one is an old friend from my summer at Cannon Beach Conference Center...the other is a new friend from one of my hotel jobs. We all live in different places so we won't be training together, but we've all started training and I know it's going to help me stay motivated.
There's definitely more to the story...I didn't just "get a wild hair" as my friend Sara says...but suffice it to say that God's got His hands all over this adventure and I can't wait to see what happens!
I'll be sharing more in the coming months...updating my progress from time to time...possibly complaining about the monotony of running on a treadmill...and definitely giving thanks for the treadmill as I watch the snow fall to the ground outside the gym window! :)
I went for my first run on that particular treadmill today - my 4th run since beginning last week - and all I can say is...I need to figure out how to program the darn thing so it doesn't stop after 20 minutes!! Now for some sleep :)
2 comments:
That is so awesome, Rene! If I was ever going to do a half-marathon, I would definitely want to do it at Disney World.
Good luck with your training, friend.
hahaha :) i actually thought of you when i decided to do it, because i know how much you love DISNEY! :)
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