2 Down...15 to GO!

Today wrapped up week 2 of training for  Cincinnati's Flying Pig Marathon. Things are going well so far. The biggest challenges are: 1)  simply making time for runs more than an hour long, and 2) coping with stiff legs that come from running in the cold along with the blisters I tend to get on my toes. But, time always seems to work out somehow, it really hasn't been all that cold, so I'm feeling pretty good.

As mentioned in an earlier post, I'd love your support, encouragement and prayers. I am running to raise awareness and funds for the  Not For Sale campaign, which  works to help free and educate as many of the 30 million slaves living all over the world (more than ever in the history of our planet) as they possibly can. Not for Sale doesn't just work to bring relief, but also rehabilitation and development.

If you'd like to help, go to Not For Sale's donation page and make either a 1 time donation or sign up for recurring monthly donations. If you choose the 1 time donation, I suggest basing your donation on an amount per minute I take off my previous marathon time (3:59:38). My goal this year is 3:30:30. 


So far in my training I'm looking at about an 8:25/minute pace, which is a 3:40:31 marathon pace. If that's where I end up, I'll take it, but it encourages me that when spring gets closer I should be able to speed up a bit.


If you decide to help my efforts with Not for Sale, please let me know your plans so I can keep track of our collective efforts. Feel free to post on my Facebook wall or comment on my blog where I will keep you up to date on my training and fundraising.