It is officially less than 4 weeks until I’m going to be running a half-marathon in Las Vegas! I can’t believe it’s coming up so quickly. I’ve been doing my best to be prepared, but there’s a lot that has to go into this.

I had a pretty good run this weekend and made it 10 miles! The one issue I’ve been having is a little ankle pain. It’s not too bad, but it does make me nervous to continue to run on it. I didn’t do my second weekly run last week because of it and that made Sunday’s long run even more difficult. Plus, the ankle started acting up towards the end and I had to walk the last 2 miles, but at least I made it the distance I was wanting to. I’m hoping the ankle with behave this week and allow me to get in 2 shorter runs before another long one next Sunday.
I’m feeling much better about the idea of running 13.1 miles, even though I know it’s still going to be a long race. I’m definitely looking forward to the whole experience of being surround by a bunch of other people who are involved in the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and meeting new people who’s lives have been affected by IBD. But in order to get there, I still have a long ways to go. So far, I am about 25% of the way to my money-raising goal of $3500. I only have 10 more days (until November 15) to have all of these donations in place!
As a little incentive, I (along with another friend who is going to be running with me) am going to be raffling off some dinners at local restaurants. This is how it will work. We will have 5 dinner prizes valued at $50 or more and at least 10 prizes valued between $20-$40. For every $10 you donate, your name will be put once into the bowl for the $20-$40 prizes. (Therefore, if you give $20, it’ll go in 2 times, etc.) If you give $25 or more, your name will also go into the bowl for the $50 or more prizes. On November 15, I’ll be drawing names to win the prizes valued at more than $400.
You can donate on my FUNDRAISING PAGE. It will let me know when you donate and I will be sure to put your name in the running!
Also, thank you to those who have already given. I will place your names in as well. (And for those of you who aren’t local to the area, I’ll be sure to have some good prizes for you, too!)
And a big “Thank you” to the places who have donated! Here’s a list of where you can win dinner to: buku, Casa Carbone, Bolt, Chuck’s, Beasley’s Chicken + Honey, The Market Restaurant, Relish Cafe, Fork & Barrel, Zest Cafe, Solas/Hibernian, Saint Jacques French Cuisine, Village Draft House, Sawmill Taproom, Milton’s Pizza, and Hungry Howie’s. I may be adding some more, so I’ll post those as they come in.
Thanks so much for your support! Excited to help in the fight against Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis!