Why we do it

This morning I had the opportunity to meet our Honored Teammate, Sarah. She is the cutest little girl who has been cancer-free for 5 years. It makes the aches and pains I get from running seem like nothing, knowing what Sarah had to battle as a young child. I'm so proud to be a part of such a great organization - to be able to hang out with wonderful, supportive people who give so much of their time to a worthy cause is amazing to me.

Speaking of aches and pains, I'm working out a minor knee issue that flared up during my 10 mile run last week (which I finished!!!!!!). After taking the week off, I ran six this morning and felt good. Still stiff though. We spent 10 minutes cooling off in the ocean after the run - it felt great on the muscles. Another month and that water will be REALLY cold. Hopefully I'll be able to work through this injury and not get too far behind. I know the well-being of my body should be priority number one, but it's hard to commit to something and think I might have to back down from the challenge if it doesn't get better. I'm not there yet, thankfully. I'm striving for 11 next week, so stay tuned.