February's Fund-raising Jogs



So this seems like a random post after an entire year of not blogging. However, in some ways it represents what I have been doing away for a year - disciplining myself and persevering no matter what the weather. I have begun to jog and had actually increased my running to 6 miles before all those snowstorms hit in February. Hopefully the weather will be better - although I do run even if it's in the 30s so I'm just looking for some milder weather (today it was 18F in the morning). My friend and I are actually planning to run a 10K in April so I do have to get some more runs in before then and get myself back to running 6 miles. So, I thought a motivating factor would be to use my jogging as a fund-raiser for some of my projects that I am working on through my non-profit and with my classmate.

I sent out a letter to my friends and have gotten a few sponsors for $1 per mile minimum, per run over 3 miles. Unfortunately I only got in two runs for February for a total of 8.34 miles which translates to $8 and change. But I still have several months to go. :) I have already gotten in 3.53 miles for March and we are just 4 days into the month. :) I'm still taking sponsors and will accept retroactive payment. ;) And let me know that you're cheering me on!

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