Training...Weeks 2 and 3

Okay, so week 2 was a little rough....two words...STOMACH VIRUS! Ugh! I only got in three miles. So sad! BUT...week 3 was awesome. We got in 15 miles. Yeah! One funny side note: yesterday, Sunday, I still had 4 miles to get in because I spent the weekend hanging out with Mike and the rest of the gang that still live in town. So I parked 2 miles away from the church last night and walked to church. Well, halfway through the service the emergency line rings (I was on call this past week.) So anyway, it is a family needing me to bring something to them. So I have to take off and book it 2 miles back to my car. Of all times! Haha! The lady called to see where I was and I was huffing and puffing and had to tell her that I was walking to my car. Haha! Well, pray for us...we are going to go for 16 miles this week. As of today...2 down.

As if a cure for breast cancer weren't reason enough, here is one more reason to sign up for the 3-Day. As Mattie would say, "Don't be the guy!"

Training...Week One

Well since so many of you are donating to the cause, I thought I would make myself accountable to you for my training. So here goes...On Monday we worked out at the gym. Tuesday we walked 3 miles. Wednesday we worked out. Thursday we walked 3 miles. Friday we worked out and walked 3 miles. Saturday I walked 2 miles. Sunday I walked 1.7 miles (it started raining...boo). So the grand total for miles walked this week was 12.7. Yeah! As of tonight, I have been given $580 in donations!!! Yeah!!!!

My new venture... the 3-day

Well, I must be crazy, because I let Grubbs talk me into taking part in the Breast Cancer 3-Day. It is actually a pretty cool thing that I am really excited about. We will go to Atlanta on Oct. 12th and walk 20 miles and then camp that night. We will wake up and do the same thing on the 13th and then on the 14th we will walk 20 miles and have a closing ceremony. So in 3 days we will walk 60 miles. We started out training this week by walking 3 miles every other day. We are actually having a lot of fun doing it. We have to raise $2200 a piece to be able to participate. I hate asking for money, but this is for a really good cause. All of the money goes to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, to fund breast cancer research and community outreach, as well as the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund, to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives.


So now for my shameless, flagrant, blatant, barefaced, overt, brazen, brash, audacious, outrageous, undisguised, unconcealed, transparent; immodest, indecorous; unabashed, unashamed, unblushing, and unrepentant appeal for money. PLEASE donate to this wonderful cause! How about a dollar for every mile? That's only $60. Haha! Okay, how about $10. It would only take 220 people giving $10. For you college kiddos, how about $5. That's about the same as one Starbucks....just think of it as Coffee Talk for Breast Cancer...haha! If you want to donate you can either mail me a check written to Breast Cancer 3-Day or you can go to www.the3day.org/atlanta07/angelacarter and make an online donation. Okay, well I will be keeping you updated on our training and on our fundraising efforts. Oh, and if you have any ideas for fundraisers or companies who might donate or match gifts, drop me a line!