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Rebekah Jordan is running in the 2007 LA AIDS Marathon
Ellemeno:
--- Quote from: nakymaton on October 02, 2006, 12:19:37 am ---Do it! Do it! Do it! :D
Moose Mountain, where a lot of the spectacular mountain scenes were shot, is a 14 km hike, roundtrip. Longer than you're aiming for. Do you think you could work up to it?
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AND up, then downhill, right? I have a long way to go to get ready, but I want to. For those of us who are metrically-challenged, what is that in miles?
I announce that I am in training for Alberta as well. I throw my hat into the ring.
Clarissa
nakymaton:
It's a little less than 9 miles. I'll snoop around some more sites and see if I can find the elevation gain (and then loss), because you're right, Clarissa, that's what makes mountains hard.
Lynne:
--- Quote from: tamarack on October 02, 2006, 07:46:32 pm ---Hey, Lynn, I'm really happy and excited for you! Doesn't it feel good to have a new direction to be heading in? A whole lot has been happening in my life, too, very recently. And it's all because of Brokeback. I'm happier than I've been in years and people I barely know are seeing the difference in me (as well as the people I work with).
Don't even consider that you won't have a great time in Alberta. It's going to be wonderful.
I'll donate $10.00 to your charity 5K for a little added inspiration. Seriously, send me your address and I'll send you a check.
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Tamarack - that's very nice of you! Thank you so much for the support. However, I'll be accepting no donations at this time. If you want to support the LA Marathon for AIDS and Rebekah Jordan's run, that link is in the first post. She just got me going with the idea of getting back in good shape so I COULD do something like that one day. Of course, if by some miracle I am able to sign up for a marathon by early next year, then we can re-think it!
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Ellemeno on October 02, 2006, 08:25:55 pm ---AND up, then downhill, right? I have a long way to go to get ready, but I want to. For those of us who are metrically-challenged, what is that in miles?
I announce that I am in training for Alberta as well. I throw my hat into the ring.
Clarissa
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Awesome, Clarissa! ;)
I am sure we can do this, 'hunnert percent!'
Downhill is tougher on me than uphill ankle-wise for some reason. The trainer at the gym gave me some exercises to do that are supposed to strengthen it. It's using this tibia weight machine, where you basically insert your foot, then lift and lower a little bar with weights by flexing your ankle. With my right ankle, I can do it in that slow, controlled motion they tell you to use. But the left, I can raise it properly, but when I try to lower it, it just flops...very frustrating!
Lynne:
(This is from Rebekah's latest newsletter, which you can get by signing up on her website...
http://www.rebekahjordanmusic.com/
Check it out if you get a chance. I love her music and you can hear some of it on the site. I'm so glad I 'discovered' her through Latter Days. Thank you again, Daniel. I'm going to try to send in my donation this week!
-Lynne)
"Hello friends! As promised, just wanted to keep you updated on my marathon training progress.
This past weekend, we increased our miles to...(wait for it)...6!! Yeah, 6 miles! *does cartwheel, then pulls a muscle* I can't even wrap my brain around it. And yet I did it.
Turns out marathons require shopping. I bought a Timex Ironman/Marathon watch. I feel like such a bad ass when I wear it. Is it the watch or my red terry cloth 80s wristband? Maybe the combination of both. Anyway, our training is based on run/walk intervals, so my watch beeps when it's time to run and then again when it's time to walk. I bought it at this running store in L.A. where they were kind enough to set it for me. Thank God, because left to my own devices that watch would probably be beeping at all hours, waking up my neighbors, because the instructions make no sense.
It's mandatory that we carry water now since the runs are getting longer. Everyone looks hilarious in their little hydration belts and fanny packs. Mine is black with 2 lime green neon bottles. So with my hot pink shirt, red wristband, and neon green water bottles, I look more like a rainbow in training than a runner. And I'm fine with that :-)
The thing that worries me now, more than the running, is the fundraising. I am training through the National Aids Marathon Program to help improve the lives of people living with AIDS. I shouldn't say "people" living with AIDS, that seems so impersonal. In actuality these men, women, and children are someone's daughter, son, husband, sister, brother, best friend, uncle, lover, poker partner, co-worker, secret crush...these are people who mean a lot to someone else. And anonymously my efforts could mean a great deal to them. We have to raise $1500 individually by December. Yikes. I'm not even halfway there. But it's such a necessary cause and it feels amazing to be pushing myself in this way.
Truly no donation amount is too small (or great!). It all adds up, just like my miles do every week. And your donation is tax deductible. (though my sore feet are not)
So I've come up with a few incentives for you, My Future Sponsors...
A $10 donation will get you an autographed picture of...me!
A $25 donation will get you an autographed copy of my EP, The Trouble With Fiction.
A $50 donation will get you an autograhed picture, an autographed copy of The Trouble With Fiction and a poster.
And ANY donation will make you feel all warm and fuzzy because you'll know you've done a good thing.
READY TO GET YOUR SPONSOR ON? Click here!
Next weekend it's 7 miles! Wish me luck.
Til next time with lots of love,
Rebekah"
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