The marathon is 4 weeks from yesterday. My training is going pretty well even while working full time for a few weeks. I ran 22 miles today. I wanted to run 23 but there was this portion of Bardstown Rd which didn’t have sidewalks and it was very busy. I decided to ask Ryan and Sarah to give me a ride to the sidewalks further down the road instead of just a drink. That took away some mileage, but it was definitely safer.
Today was probably the worst long run I’ve done thus far. I had some kind of stomach thing going on which caused lots of delays and discomfort. I ran it slower than I have run any of my longs runs. Honestly, I don’t think I would’ve finished if it were not for Ryan and Sarah being so encouraging. And a new running friend, Wendy, doing the same in the beginning. But, I finished it. There is a certain amount of pleasure which comes in completing a goal.
I’ve received about 30% of the goal World Vision set when I signed up to help them bring clean water to Africa. Several of my friends have supported me in this fun, tiring, painful and wonderful endeavor; thank you all!
Please keep me in your prayers. I’m working fulltime for another week. The hours are early morning hours and I usually run in the mornings, which makes it difficult to get my training accomplished. Also, please pray that I will receive the sponsors I need.
Thanks for everyone’s support so far!
LaVonda
You can also find some information on my World Vision page http://twv.convio.net/goto/lavondah. You can also find me on Facebook and I have made notes and an event concerning my running www.facebook.com/lavondahorrar.
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