Running on Faith

I would like to thank Mike and Robin Borruano, Austin and Betty Jean Barbay, and Jeannie Crochet for their donations!

Thanks to Mike and Charlene Caluda for their donation!

Thanks to Connie Hamlin and Peter Gutierrez for their donations!

I have been challenged!

One of my husband’s cousins (who participates in Ironman triathlons because “half-Ironmans weren’t enough”) told me today that if I did a sub-4 hour half-marathon, he would write a check for $100; I told him he could hand it over now lol. Seriously, though, I am hoping for a sub-3 hour time on this race, which may be ambitious, but in less than 3 weeks, we shall see!

Also, thanks to Aaron and Katie White and Brenda and Keith Veltman for their donations!

I have not posted in a couple of months, so first, some overdue thanks are in order:

Thanks to Christel Sanchez, Paul and Kathy McGrew, Martha Cox, and Charles Crochet for their donations!

Now, to the training update. I started off pretty good, then took a couple of weeks off because of some personal stuff that had to be taken care of. When I got back to training, it hit me; there were only about 6 weeks left until the half-marathon, and my training runs were still mostly walking. I needed to kick it into gear! So that’s what I’ve been trying to do. A couple of the runs have just not been good, but most of them are, and for that I’m thankful. Today was 8 miles, roughly two-thirds of the distance I’ll have to do on December 5, and although it wasn’t as fast as I’d like, the entire distance was completed, and that’s what matters.

Here’s to a great race in December!

Thanks to Paul and Christy White for their donation!

Thanks to the following for their generous donations; my mom and stepdad Tina and Mark Benton, my mother and father-in-law Loretta and Allen White, several Town of Walker employees (they took up a cash donation so I have no names to thank, only Jan and Jerry McDonald), my husband’s aunt and uncle Joy and Eroyl Cambre, another aunt, Mary Frances White, his cousin Randy White, another cousin Terry Barbay, and my aunt and uncle Carol and Weston Romero. Whew! Lots to be thankful for!

So the Running on Faith team finally got to meet up last night (except for No-Show Nancy). I had a great time meeting everybody and talking after the race, and of course liked that we hung out by the beer truck! My only complaint was that since I haven’t done any road running to speak of (dirt trail and gravel roads mostly) my shins were hurting pretty bad before the first mile was over. I ended up walking most of it, but like I told Christine, my goal was to finish, and I did! A very nice lady named Peggy kept pace with me and chatted, so it seemed to go by pretty quickly.

I will need to post another thank you soon, since a few more donations have trickled in through the mail this past week, so be sure to look for that!

Run on, Team!

I have gotten a pretty good response from the donation letters this week, and one online donation, so it’s time to give some shout-outs! Big thanks to: Sandy Chambers, Richard and Judy Babin, Randy White, my sister Nicole Derveloy, Mark and Angie Hudson, Alvin and Ellen White, my brother in law and his wife, Doug and Kristin White, my grandma Floy Derveloy, Amy Lewis, and Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office for their generous donations!

Thanks to my co-worker Catherine Gee for her generous donation!