I know it's been a few days, but I haven't been feeling very well. I did have a good walk/run on Wednesday, 1.31 miles in 28:29 minutes. I think it's actually getting better and my new fancy sneakers felt good. Have you noticed that I always call them fancy sneakers? I took Marks advice and had a small Gatorade about an hour before hitting the streets and then a nice gulp just before I left and it helped with the cramping. Thank you Mark and Joe! I did let my ego get in the way a little bit on my last run though. I was doing my final 30/40 sec. spurt, when two cop cars were coming up the street toward me. Oh, I guess I need to tell you that my husband is a retired police officer and my son is military police and my step daughter and her husband are also police officers (not in my city), but still my life is surrounded by the cop attitude...........in a good way. Anyway, there was no way in hell that I was going to stop running with Danbury's finest looking at me. Maybe they weren't looking at me and maybe these police officers had no idea who I was, but just in case, I kept running until they were out of sight and it felt awesome! See I'm not just a stay at home bon bon inhaler, so ha. Hmmm, maybe they'll donate to our cause, I think I'll ask.
A couple hours after I finished my run, I started feeling yukky. Scratchy throat and a cough. I HATE coughs! In December, I had a bad cough that did something very painful to my ribs and then turned into pneumonia. It sucked, I almost missed Christmas. For those of you who don't know, when someone like me, who's had the big C, a cold and cough are never just a cold and cough. They require x-rays and sometimes even CAT scans and it's really friggin annoying. It's really friggin scary! So now you know why I've had to take some time off from the running circuit. The cold air and heavy breathing will only make me worse. Crapola!! I hope all my weeks of training aren't being lost. I do plan on getting back out there ASAP, plus I'm feeling like a load. I think this training stuff might be addictive. If my cough is better tomorrow, I think I'll try to head out for a little walk. I see the doctor on Wednesday, so please say a little prayer that my lungs are clear and this cough goes away quickly.
On to fundraising. I suck at fundraising! I did have one idea that may work. There is a restaurant/bar around the corner from where I live. As a matter of fact, it is the place that I had my 5 year bone marrow -aversary party. I was going to talk to the owner about selling alcohol enhanced cupcakes, that I make, at the bar. I could make Bailey's, white Russian, red wine, pina colada, and margarita cupcakes and they could sell them on weekend nights. What do you think? I also learned that you can make non-alcohol versions by using those flavored creamers you can get in the grocery store. I'm definitely having a hard time getting my friends and family to donate. Plying people with alcohol could do the trick. Honestly, most of the alcohol gets cooked off, but the perception could work.
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