Running for a Cure

Mar 03, 2011

Wow this month as flow by! I guess that happens when it is only 28 days! This month was eventful!


First we had our Team Halfway party at Paddy Coyne's! Training is going by so fast! Here is a picture of most of our team!


Secondly, training has been pretty intense still! This month I traveled for work some and it was harder to get some of the mid-week runs in, but I'm holding pretty strong! This month resulted in 131.4 miles! I can't believe how fast they add up! I am still enjoying the whole experience and even the long runs! This month my longest run was 17 miles!


Please consider a donation of ANY amount to help fight blood cancers. All money is due March 21st!

Feb 22, 2011

Racing to Save Lives


Welcome!


My name is Karla and I LOVE to run!


I'm training to run a FULL Marathon (26.2 miles) as a member of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS) Team In Training. The team I am on is the HIT (High Intensity Training) and we are training for the Yakima Canoyn River Marathon on April 2, 2011. All of us on Team In Training are raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am completing this event in honor of an individual who had a courageous battle with Cancer. All of the people being honored by our team are the real heroes on our team, and we need your support to cross the ultimate finish line - a cure!


I'm honoring is Dennis Gove. Dennis was a wonderful father to one of my teammates! Here is his story:

Dennis was born & raised in the Seattle area. He was diagnosed with Lung Cancer in August of 2008. He responded well to initial treatments and in August of 2009 was put on an experimental growth inhibitor, which was aimed at maintaining the cancer rather than getting rid of it. The treatment was extremely effective for about a year. However scans in August 2010 showed that the largest tumor had grown and smaller tumors had returned. After this discover, his overall health deteriorated, and he lost his battle on October 26, 2010.

Dennis & his youngest daughter, Christine.


This is not lukemia or lymphoma but it is cancer. It does still need a cure to stop taking our friends and family away from us!


How Can You Help?

  • Make a donation! Any amount! If you'd like to donate a dollar for every mile I will run thats just $26.20!
  • Pray! Pray for those of us running and pray for those suffering with Cancer and their families.


Stop by and check on this website often! I'm going to attempt to log my training process for you to experience!


Thanks for your support!

Feb 09, 2011

For the month of January I ended up with 135 miles running! This is the most I have EVER done! January started the hard build up to the race. Everything before was foundation building and now we have started really adding up the miles! Our longest run in January was 14 miles!


The month started out pretty tough trying to balance running so much and getting enough food for all the exercise! I think I have it figured out now and am feeling much better! I've also had some runing coaching lessons which have been a fabulous help!


Please condiser a donation to keep me running and help find a cure for Lukemia & Lymphomia!

Make a Donation

We are no longer accepting donations for this event, however you can still make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Supporter Comments

"I'll be thinking of you on my birthday as you run!! :) Good Luck! Love ya!"
Hannah Lynch
Thu Jan 13 03:25:13 EST 2011
"Thanks for raising money for this great cause!"
Phil and Sharon
Fri Feb 25 11:46:21 EST 2011
"Great Job Karla"
Bob
Sat Feb 26 09:51:23 EST 2011
"Good Luck, Honey! Love Ya!"
Lisa Miller
Thu Mar 3 04:33:23 EST 2011
"You go girl! I am so proud of you. I know the long runs get tough, even surreal ... oddly, that's where you are so broken that you find all the more that your strength comes from Him."
CC
Thu Mar 10 06:58:33 EST 2011
"Way to go Karla! I am SO proud of you!"
Becca Sager
Mon Mar 14 05:45:07 EDT 2011
"I hope you reach your goal! Here is a little more to help."
Jamie Banter
Sat Mar 19 11:16:31 EDT 2011

My Fundraising Total

106%
106 %

Make a Donation

We are no longer accepting donations for this event, however you can still make a donation to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

My Thanks To

Dee Ann Rodkey $250.00
Scott Wilensky $100.00
Karla Rodkey $75.00
Paul & Lynda Smi... $50.00
ronald armstrong $50.00
Lisa Miller $50.00
Bob $50.00
Maureen Higgins $50.00
CC $40.00
Janet E Baker $30.00
Marcia Haynes $26.20
Fred Gilliam $26.20
Kelly Wichman $26.20
Kristopher Hatchell $26.20
Macy's $25.00
Jenny Herrion $25.00
Bambee Haddock $25.00
Phil and Sharon $25.00
Colleen Schnettler $25.00
Dennis Green $25.00
Sarah Pruett $25.00
Kerrie Turcic $10.00
Melissa Castello $10.00
Joy Willwerth $10.00
Kristin Childress
Jim and Kathy
Natalie Rodkey
John Childress
Becca Sager
Hannah Lynch
Jamie Banter
Jamie B
Erin

Supporter Comments

"I'll be thinking of you on my birthday as you run!! :) Good Luck! Love ya!"
Hannah Lynch
Thu Jan 13 03:25:13 EST 2011
"Thanks for raising money for this great cause!"
Phil and Sharon
Fri Feb 25 11:46:21 EST 2011
"Great Job Karla"
Bob
Sat Feb 26 09:51:23 EST 2011
"Good Luck, Honey! Love Ya!"
Lisa Miller
Thu Mar 3 04:33:23 EST 2011
"You go girl! I am so proud of you. I know the long runs get tough, even surreal ... oddly, that's where you are so broken that you find all the more that your strength comes from Him."
CC
Thu Mar 10 06:58:33 EST 2011
"Way to go Karla! I am SO proud of you!"
Becca Sager
Mon Mar 14 05:45:07 EDT 2011
"I hope you reach your goal! Here is a little more to help."
Jamie Banter
Sat Mar 19 11:16:31 EDT 2011