Happy Wednesday,
Back to training today but no morning walk. Wednesdays are track days and that means after work I'll be heading to Foothill College and walking the track, doing flexibility exercises, and practicing pilates. It's been cold the last few days so I hope it's not too cold outside tonight.
I will be working to get more donation requests e-mails and letters out on Thursday night.
Have a great Wednesday!
Gail
28 February 2007
27 February 2007
Happy Tuesday!
Good morning,
Today is Tuesday, February 27th. Tuesday's are my rest days from training. But the fundraising never ends!!! I sent a bunch of e-mails out to relatives this morning asking for donations and giving information in case anyone wants to mail me their donation.
I will spend some time after work stretching. My hamstrings, quads, and calfs are pretty tight right now and I have track work tomorrow night so I need to be loose.
Time to get ready for work. Talk to you later.
Gail the Grasshopper
Today is Tuesday, February 27th. Tuesday's are my rest days from training. But the fundraising never ends!!! I sent a bunch of e-mails out to relatives this morning asking for donations and giving information in case anyone wants to mail me their donation.
I will spend some time after work stretching. My hamstrings, quads, and calfs are pretty tight right now and I have track work tomorrow night so I need to be loose.
Time to get ready for work. Talk to you later.
Gail the Grasshopper
26 February 2007
My Bad!!! Part Two
See, when you don't get enough sleep you make mistakes. Lots and lots of mistakes!
Another Belated Donation Shoutout!!!! (I swear I will be better about this!)
Donation Shoutout to my friend Anita. She has taken a moment out from skydiving to make a generous donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Go Anita! Go Anita!
My sincere apologies to both Anita and Al for not updating the blog on the day they made their donations. I hang my head in shame.
Make a donation, get a shout out on the blog, help a great cause.
Gail's Donation Page
Time for bed people, I have another early day.
Gail
Another Belated Donation Shoutout!!!! (I swear I will be better about this!)
Donation Shoutout to my friend Anita. She has taken a moment out from skydiving to make a generous donation to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Go Anita! Go Anita!
My sincere apologies to both Anita and Al for not updating the blog on the day they made their donations. I hang my head in shame.
Make a donation, get a shout out on the blog, help a great cause.
Gail's Donation Page
Time for bed people, I have another early day.
Gail
My Bad!
Hi,
Sorry I haven't updated in a few days. Sometimes I don't want to touch my computer when I come home from work. I will be more diligent about updating my blog in the future.
My training:
The weather has been making the prospect of training somewhat daunting. It's gotten cold and rainy again but sometimes magical things happen when you are willing to brave the bad weather. This morning I was treated to a rainbow when the rain broke halfway through my walk. It felt so good and I was so inspired by that rainbow. I knew I could handle whatever the rest of the day sent my way, that rainbow was a sign.
Group training on Saturday did not go as well as I would have liked. I arrived late, and got very cold while listening to the nutritionist. Worst of all because I was so cold and mad at myself for being late I didn't focus on what the nutrition coach had to say and I probably missed really important information. :-( It took me about 45 minutes after we started walking to finally get the sensation back in my hands and feet, brrrrrrrrrr!!! I could never survive a New Jersey winter with snow, sleet, ice, and truly cold weather. Anyway, we did 8 miles on Saturday and I was very disappointed because I was with a slow walker and I'm pretty sure we were the last two people to finish. So embarrassing. I was really frustrated with myself but a little grateful that I didn't feel completely fatigued. However, I didn't stretch as well as I should have and my body is still feeling the effects of tightness even this morning. Stretching is very important.
Belated Donation Shoutout!!!!
I must give a big "Thank You!" to my friend Al. First for the generous donation he made and second for lighting a fire under me to get back to work on my fundraising. Thanks again Al, for looking out for me. :-)
My goal is $5,000.00 and I currently have $250.00. If you have already made a donation, thank you! If you haven't, what are you waiting for?!? How many e-mails do you want me to send to you?!! The sooner I reach my goal the sooner I'll leave you alone. How's that for an incentive? ;-)
Thanks for your support and GO TEAM!!!!
Gail the Grasshopper
Sorry I haven't updated in a few days. Sometimes I don't want to touch my computer when I come home from work. I will be more diligent about updating my blog in the future.
My training:
The weather has been making the prospect of training somewhat daunting. It's gotten cold and rainy again but sometimes magical things happen when you are willing to brave the bad weather. This morning I was treated to a rainbow when the rain broke halfway through my walk. It felt so good and I was so inspired by that rainbow. I knew I could handle whatever the rest of the day sent my way, that rainbow was a sign.
Group training on Saturday did not go as well as I would have liked. I arrived late, and got very cold while listening to the nutritionist. Worst of all because I was so cold and mad at myself for being late I didn't focus on what the nutrition coach had to say and I probably missed really important information. :-( It took me about 45 minutes after we started walking to finally get the sensation back in my hands and feet, brrrrrrrrrr!!! I could never survive a New Jersey winter with snow, sleet, ice, and truly cold weather. Anyway, we did 8 miles on Saturday and I was very disappointed because I was with a slow walker and I'm pretty sure we were the last two people to finish. So embarrassing. I was really frustrated with myself but a little grateful that I didn't feel completely fatigued. However, I didn't stretch as well as I should have and my body is still feeling the effects of tightness even this morning. Stretching is very important.
Belated Donation Shoutout!!!!
I must give a big "Thank You!" to my friend Al. First for the generous donation he made and second for lighting a fire under me to get back to work on my fundraising. Thanks again Al, for looking out for me. :-)
My goal is $5,000.00 and I currently have $250.00. If you have already made a donation, thank you! If you haven't, what are you waiting for?!? How many e-mails do you want me to send to you?!! The sooner I reach my goal the sooner I'll leave you alone. How's that for an incentive? ;-)
Thanks for your support and GO TEAM!!!!
Gail the Grasshopper
20 February 2007
National Dark Chocolate Day!!
Good evening everyone!
I hope you had a fantastic National Dark Chocolate Day, spending it with good friends, eating good food and eating lots of delicious dark chocolate. If you don't know what National Dark Chocolate Day is send me an e-mail grasshopper28 at gmail.com and I'll tell ya. :-)
I got my FIRST DONATION TODAY!!! Props to my cousin Paul and his wife Tameka for being Silver level donators. Thanks a million Paul and Tameka. ((((BIG HUG))))
See, if you donate you get a shout-out on my blog, how cool is that?
If you managed to reach my blog without seeing my donation page here's a link to it:
My Team in Training Page
Please visit and make a donation. It's going to a great cause! Please add a comment to the blog. Don't be shy.
I hope you had a fantastic National Dark Chocolate Day, spending it with good friends, eating good food and eating lots of delicious dark chocolate. If you don't know what National Dark Chocolate Day is send me an e-mail grasshopper28 at gmail.com and I'll tell ya. :-)
I got my FIRST DONATION TODAY!!! Props to my cousin Paul and his wife Tameka for being Silver level donators. Thanks a million Paul and Tameka. ((((BIG HUG))))
See, if you donate you get a shout-out on my blog, how cool is that?
If you managed to reach my blog without seeing my donation page here's a link to it:
My Team in Training Page
Please visit and make a donation. It's going to a great cause! Please add a comment to the blog. Don't be shy.
19 February 2007
My First Post - Day 20 of Training
Welcome to my Team in Training blog. My name is Gail but my nickname is Grasshopper. Today the weather is more like spring than winter. The warmer weather had made training for the past week much more enjoyable. I walked an hour today. I'm trying to get my speed up but the tightness in my shins sometimes makes walking faster very painful. I need to work on my walk mechanics so I can complete 26.2 miles.
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