New personal record, and 91% towards goal - $150 to raise in 10 days!

I know this is old hat, but I can't believe how the days are flying by. It seems like yesterday I updated my blog last, and here we are, almost a week later. Amazing.

Well, my training has been a little sidetracked - my husband and I visited family in Illinois over a long weekend, and just returned. Thanks to the suggestions of several friends, though, I was able to locate a running path in the town we were staying in. It was a great path - distances well-marked every quarter mile, and the path itself was something like 5 miles long (not that I got to see the whole thing, of course!)

I did eight miles on Friday morning, our first day there - a new personal record! (My old record was 6.75 miles - blew that one out of the water!) After that, though, a major rain storm blew through and the path was flooded for the rest of the time I was there. Booo. Oh well. Imagine, focusing a family trip on family, instead of training : )

In other exciting news - we are at 91% of my goal of raising $1700 by July 2 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. That means we have 10 days to raise another $150.20. $150.20 is ten friends giving $15 each - an eminently possible goal, but I need your help. If you've been waiting to give, please consider doing so now to meet my July 2 deadline.

And, a big thank you to our newest donors:
Barry and Stephanie, St. Paul
Aunt Julie, Fergus Falls, MN

Thank you so very, very much. You guys are incredible. Onward!