active link

I am raising money for Girls On The Run. To donate go to http://www.active.com/donate/SoleMates2012/PSchaff8


GOTR is a self esteem program for girls in 3rd- 8th grade. To learn more about the GOTR program go to

www.uwsm.org/girlsontherun


Hello Readers,
This blog is meant to be an honest, unedited account of my quest to finish my first marathon. As embarassing as some of the content is for me to share I hope you appreciate my candor and find a whole new respect for athletes of ANY level.

Feel free to laugh at me, cry with me, and share your own experiences. And with God's help my final entry on October 9th (Chicago Marathon) will be a happy one.

June 15, 2011- Lazy Break

After the GOTR 5k event of course I had to take a little break. After all I had been working 50-60 hour weeks and was mentally and physically exhausted. The second week in June my husband and I took a trip to the Caribbean where I pledged I would run every day in the sand along the ocean or on the resort treadmills……yeah, right. Here is what we did for basically the entire week: we got up, ate breakfast, walked to the beach, laid in the sun, walked to lunch, back to the beach, took a dip in the ocean several times to cool off, showered for dinner, walked to dinner, went to bed. I did however play at least 2 rounds of beach volleyball every day for exercise and participated in beach yoga, which down there is nothing but minor stretching. Oh yeah, I am in such good shape.

But the Silver Beach 2 x 2 beach volleyball league just started. Playing beach volleyball for 3 hours every Thursday night and running will snap me back into shape in no time.

No comments:

Post a Comment