San Francisco Calls

UPDATE: Change of plans - sometimes, that happens in life and you gotta roll with the punches!!  I know I will do this one day, even though I've decided not to do it next year!  It's still an important matter to me, and it's a goal, for sure :)

One month from today, I'll be at the Tech Shop for a Team in Training information session.  I decided that I WILL sign up and run the half marathon at the Nike Women's Marathon in San Francisco on October 14, 2012.  As a part of team in training, I will have to raise $4250 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.  I'll be raising money to find a cure for blood cancers...supporting those going through it and their families.

Although blood cancers is not something that has directly affected me, I have known many close to me that have battled cancer.  In my efforts to raise money and find a cure, I hope that the research to cure blood cancers will also help in the effort to cure cancer in general.  That's the optimist in me speaking.  People who fight this battle go through so much, this charity run is the least I can do to help.

I'm nervous for both the distance and raising the full amount.  Back in 2010, I ran 2 half marathons and was in running shape.  Fast forward 2 years and my body is not the same as it once was. I'm hoping this training will help me get my energy back and shed some weight along the way.  Also, fundraising is something I've never done before.  It's hard for me to ask others for money when I know it's so tight, but it's for a good cause.  I will try my best to conquer this and use as many techniques as I can.  With my fundraising, we can be that much closer to finding a cure.  I CAN do this.  :)

I've felt this "calling" for a while...you know, the one where you feel like something within you is urging you to do this.  Quotes have been appearing (or I've just been noticing them) reinforcing that I have to get out of my comfort zone and do this! 

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. -- Les Brown

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. -- Mark Twain

Don't let the barriers you see define what you do. -- Sonal Shah

Moral of the story is...life is short and you only live once!  I'm excited beyond belief and scared outta my wits, all at the same time.  Strangely enough, it's a GREAT feeling :)