Five days till the Run for Rwanda. I'm very excited about the event. I've been diligently running four times a week for the last four weeks and I'm up to about 24 minutes of running interspersed with about eight minutes of walking. I cover about 2.6 miles in one workout. I'm increasing my running time by three more minutes today.
Also, I'll be joined by my mom and dad for the race. I wonder who will win ; ) Even though my dad hasn't been training he'll still probably beat me. Mom is planning on walking and I'm betting she will enjoy herself back there making friends with the other walkers.
I probably won't run the whole three miles till the day of the race. It'll be a stretch, but rewarding. When I think about why I'm running it makes me happy. I'm glad that we can help the community in Kibali be restored in such a tangible way. Even though it's been more than ten years since the genocide there, there is still much to be done. Whenever I think I'm to tiered or want to stop when I'm running, I think about the people there who when they need to go to a hospital have to be carried on a stretcher for miles and miles.
If you are still interested in giving a donation go to www.runforrwanda.org and complete a sponsorship form. If you don't have my address you can send it to the address on the form.
2 comments:
Great job, Erica!!! :)
Erica girl, how did it go? Originally I planned to be cheering for you and your Mom during the race all the way from Michigan. Unfortunately, I had the date wrong and thought it was tomorrow. So, what ever you are doing tomorrow, I will be cheering for you!
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