I wanted to reveal to you that I am crazy. (You knew that? Drat.)
I signed up for my third race in October.
I will attempting to run the following that month:
Color Me Rad 5K in Des Moines
Des Moines Half Marathon (no, I don’t live in DM but it is half-way between my new home and my hometown…plus I have a few friends there!)
and today I signed up for the Medtronic Twin Cities 10 Mile race.
I went to sign up for this a month ago and realized it was closed BUT there was an option to run for charity…hmmm…
Then I saw that one of the charities I could run for was Girls On the Run!
I couldn’t e-mail the contact fast enough to tell her how overly-excited I was to have the opportunity to work with the organization! I gushed about how I had heard about Girls on the Run from Caitlin’s blog and had been wanting to get involved in the local chapter in Minnesota (yay for moving to a place where a chapter exists!).
The mission statement: “to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.” Sign me up!
This makes me think of the Color Run since and Mollie’s sweet daughter went with us. How awesome is it to teach young gals to be happy and healthy and to have fun at such a key time in their life?
Doesn’t your heart just melt?? Since I don’t have a daughter yet to dress up all cute and tell her she is smart and awesome…I can participate in Girls on the Run!
After confusing the nice gal into thinking I wanted to run the marathon (and accidentally signing up for the full 26.2 mile race…yikes!), we have finally gotten me set up to do the 10 mile run. Thank the lord I didn’t have to attempt the marathon…I mean my miles are barely high enough for beginning a half-marathon training plan.
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Since I’m representing a charity…guess what? That means I need to raise money.
I was a little intimidated by this at first, I mean I’m not a sales person. I don’t like asking for money. I remember doing fundraisers at school where there were prizes and competitions and I don’t remember winning much more than a tootsie roll or key chain.
But sometimes, you have to do things that are uncomfortable, right? Sometimes you just gotta bite the bullet and believe that you can do something you’ve never done before. Sometimes…you have to ask your lovely readers for donations? Yep, I am crazy about this cause and I will do something as uncomfortable as ask you all for money!
If you are interested in getting the fundraising off to a good start, please check out my donation page! Thank you so much for helping the girls!! Every little bit counts!
I better make a training plan now, huh?
Much love to you all and have a Marvelous Monday!
Have you heard of Girls on the Run?
Have you ever run for charity? Any tips?? I’m so nervous I won’t make my goal!!
This sounds like SO much fun!! I love Girls on the Run – I’ve read about them on Caitlyn’s blog, too. I know there’s a DSM chapter so I want to see if I can help out here. But I totally love what you’re doing!!!
I’ve never done a race for charity so I have no advice. I’ve wanted to though – total bucket list item for me. Good luck!
I’m so freaking nervous and almost feeling like I should not have hit that “submit” button because there’s no turning back now! If you ever do, be aware that you are in charge of coming up with that amount of money….whether you have to pay for it yourself or get donors! Eek!
This sounds like SO much fun!! I love Girls on the Run – I’ve read about them on Caitlyn’s blog, too. I know there’s a DSM chapter so I want to see if I can help out here. But I totally love what you’re doing!!!
I’ve never done a race for charity so I have no advice. I’ve wanted to though – total bucket list item for me. Good luck!
Good luck! I was in charge of the fundraising for our local chapter of Habitat for Humanity in college (and houses don’t come cheap!) but I think you are doing it for a great reason 🙂 I say make up a few more of those skillet cookies to sell to people and you should have yourself set in no time!!
That’s a great idea Sarah! I was just thinking about a way to make people cookies to incentivize (is that a word?) them into donating. Not quite sure where I can set up a bake sale here haha!
Good luck! I was in charge of the fundraising for our local chapter of Habitat for Humanity in college (and houses don’t come cheap!) but I think you are doing it for a great reason 🙂 I say make up a few more of those skillet cookies to sell to people and you should have yourself set in no time!!
I freaking LOVE you, lady! Maybe I need to do the Color Me Rad in Des Moines? They wanted to do the one in Indiana but it’s 4 hours away and I have no friends there. haha!
You should definitely do the on in des moines!! So weird they wanted you to do the one in Indiana…but I guess it’s also weird that my rep thought I was a Des Moines blogger haha
I freaking LOVE you, lady! Maybe I need to do the Color Me Rad in Des Moines? They wanted to do the one in Indiana but it’s 4 hours away and I have no friends there. haha!
That’s a great idea Sarah! I was just thinking about a way to make people cookies to incentivize (is that a word?) them into donating. Not quite sure where I can set up a bake sale here haha!
You should definitely do the on in des moines!! So weird they wanted you to do the one in Indiana…but I guess it’s also weird that my rep thought I was a Des Moines blogger haha
I’m so freaking nervous and almost feeling like I should not have hit that “submit” button because there’s no turning back now! If you ever do, be aware that you are in charge of coming up with that amount of money….whether you have to pay for it yourself or get donors! Eek!