New Fundraising Goal: $5000!

This week Dave increased his fundraising goal to $5000. Thanks to everyone who has already generously given, Dave was close to reaching the minimum goal set by Team in Training. We decided to raise our goal and continue working to raise as much money as we can for this great cause! We have plans to send more emails and letters out soon and Dave may come to a church or school near you asking for donations. While the race is certainly an exciting event to look forward to, I know that this fundraising is more thrilling for Dave.

This week Dave did his long training run at Creve Coeur Lake with the TNT group. He did two laps around the lake, just about 7 miles. The first lap was still foggy enough that he couldn't see to the other side of the lake. I think he will try to train with that group at least once or twice a month. We haven't figured out how we are going to train together on the weekends, but I'm hoping we will do some of our long runs together. Its easier to run for hours if you're with someone else. Plus, if we run at my speed, Dave should be able to talk and entertain me the whole time. I, of course, will respond minimally. Dave did tell me that there were a couple of guys at the training run that were faster than him- good! I finished my pre-Lewis and Clark training with a short 4 miler today at the high school track. We did a lot of runs there this summer, so it was fun to finish our race training there. I've been putting in more run time during the week than usual to build up to the marathon training that I will officially start in two weeks. After my summer traithlon cross-training, its been relaxing to switch to all running, but I can tell it takes a different toll on my body. I'm hoping that I can schedule a bike or swim workout each week. I do feel good about getting several 4-6 mile workouts during the week though. Thank goodness its getting cooler!