How is it the last day of August already? Time has just been flying by unless it's those eight hours I'm at work because those almost always seem to drag by. I have plans to update you later this week on where I've been this past month and what I've been up to. But today I have something exciting to share with you.
Lately I've been thinking about signing up for a 5K race in order to give myself something to focus on training for. I was searching the Internet for one that would fit into my life and just could not find one that gave me enough time to train or wasn't months away. Shannon from Tatlock's Truth came to my rescue and tweeted at me about doing a virtual race which we could both do and be accountable to each other. They even mail you a medal!
Because we couldn't wait to get going we chose the I Ain't Afraid - Halloween 5K & 10K. This race is going to celebrate Halloween AND bring awareness to Breast Cancer as October is also Breast Cancer Awareness month. The great thing about virtual races is you can run it when it works with your schedule during the month of October and where ever you are (you choose the course)! The registration cost is $18 which includes your medal and shipping. Plus, at least $4 of every registration will go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
Shannon and I didn't want to have all of the fun ourselves so we wanted to invite all of you to join us! A closed group page has been created on Facebook so we can support one another, share training schedules, struggles, and a picture of ourselves at the completion of our run. No matter your skill level we hope you join us!
I signed up to run the 5K and plan to follow the Couch to 5K program via the free app by Zenlabs. This is an eight week program that I am beginning this week and will complete the last week of October. I also plan to run my 5K during the last week of October, maybe even on Halloween.
Don't miss out on the fun, get signed up and join the Facebook page so we can get to training!
