My Fundraising Page

I'm so close to August 7th that I get butterflies in my stomach every so often.. They just creep up, that sensation of ARE YOU INSANE.. and then I get in the pool and it's the mantra of one, two, one two, just keep swimming.. or I count..

I'm getting really close to my physical therapist, I might not look my age but my knees they feel a lot older. And that's on top of my ankle. Yes, I'm still walking the run.. I hope YOU don't have a problem with that. 'Cause I'm ok with it.

But what is causing me more concern is that I'm still short on my fundraising and need to concentrate more on that instead of squeezing a pilates work out in between the madness training. It's all about the core after all.

And yes, that's me in the picture. It was a good angle as I don't think I look that fierce. But I feel fierce, just not my knees.

36 Days to go.. that's all folks! To raise the remainder of the money and to get better at the different events.

I'm still walking the run part and I still suck, not big time anymore, at the swim part. The latest swim challenge was the wetsuit. A bit claustrophobia set in when I was at the pool this last Monday. Nonetheless, I continue not to drown and this past Wednesday it wasn't that bad. Well this past Wednesday I heard that my legs were like a parachute so I need to keep my toes touching each other while I swim.. A parachute?! That explains a lot.

I'm getting better on the bike, I'm not that fast but I like it. It's my preferred part of the event and per the coach I have strength.. those legs aren't like that for nothing!

So 36 days to get out of my head and let my body due what it's been trained to do.. Not drown while I flap in the water like a dead fish, not fall while I don't ride the bike like the wind and just keep walking as everyone passes me by..

See you at the finish line!

So you want to pay by check.. it's very simple.

Write it to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and send it to me and I will submitt to the charity.. Simple..

Email me for my address..

And yes, I don't mind hearing the check is in the mail. As long as it is!

This weekend is the Open Water swim at Coney Island and to say I'm a bit concerned is an understatement. Swimming has become my weak link.. well I'm not running because of my ankle but I never thought that I will be this challenged in swimming. But I'm going 3-4 times a week to swim and I'm improving. Enough to get in Coney Island.. we will see