5KSATURDAY! (March 3rd!!!)

I ran a 5K this morning...my first one! :) I did better than I thought I would do, but not as well as I'd hoped. I have copies of the waivers and registration forms for three 5Ks now, which can help me make my own when the time comes. I wish they had a refreshment stand at least half way through the race...maybe two. Actually, definitely two. One thing I really liked was a whole slew of food at the end of the race. There was water and juice, apples, bananas, muffins, etc. I wish there was cheese and crackers. Not really sure why. I might just be hungry...Their shirts are awesome because they are tie dyed...other than that nothing special. Corporate sponsors are on the back...Hmmm. Let us have sponsors! Stephanie mentioned that yesterday. :) They timed weirdly...not really sure how they did it and the organizer wasn't there when I finished racing. I will contact him or her though! :) I will need a few more volunteers than I thought. There was no ambulance or anything on site...and no way to really tell if anyone got hurt. On my registration forms, I'm definitely going to list cell phone as a requirement so if anyone is lost, we can call them!

Interview today!! (March 2nd)

So today is my interview! Stephanie emailed me at 8:45 this morning and moved the interview from 2:00 to 3:15, but that's okay. I'll have time to drive Tina home :)

At the interview, she was in an appointment so I had to wait. Until like 3:35, but that's quite alright. She had excellent advice. She pays for a timer...which is bad news. I don't think I'll have those resources. I'm going to contact the people who organize the 5K I'll be running tomorrow! :) I'll see how they time and what they do. Yay!

She advised maybe to find a different cause because the National MS Society wasn't willing to help me with any freebies or anything...but I'm very passionate about this cause and I'm not sure if I'm ready to do that...we'll see.

She also suggested corporate sponsors! I'm wondering if maybe I can host the 5K in a month after graduation...that would be really cool but I don't think that can happen.

Stressed out. But running tomorrow.

Thursday, MARCH ON! (and March 1st :))

So busy because that's my life! Back in school :) Talked to Hirsch about Amanda's 5K last year. She had 47 runners. It was held at Green Acres in North Hanover. She raised about $500 and DID NOT have to pay insurance. Super jealous about that. The company that was going to time her cancelled the day before. She got free bibs from the internet and I didn't even think about that.

Mentor meeting went well. Pressed for time, will update later! Interview with Steph at 2:00 tomorrow!

CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF BED. (Feb 29th)

So, even though I'm sick, SMITHVILLE PARK EMAILED ME BACK. AND I AM SO EXCITED. WANT TO KNOW WHY? BECAUSE THEY. SAID. YES.

Okay, maybe not pumped because they had a few conditions listed...they need the school to sponsor insurance, they need me to contract cops, and everything would have to be Pre Registration...

Not sure how I feel about this. In my depressingly unhealthy state, I called Mr. Lindner and forwarded him the email. We talked for like five seconds and told me to talk to Hirsch as quickly as I possibly could.

Well, hopefully tomorrow. :)

Work and sick...uh oh :( (Feb 26th-Feb 28th)

(Yes, I was sick for free pancakes day at IHOP and free cookies at Subway).

Sunday Morning, at 8AM, I went to work. By 2:15 I was at home and miserably sick :( And I was sick Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.

I continued harassing Smithville though, in my barely conscious and diseased state.

A for Effort? I wish it was that easy. Can't wait to be back up and running so MAYBE I can actually get more done!

Happy birthday Eric Mauro (Feb 25th!)

Eric Mauro is growing up! At around 3:00 AM this morning, I told my best friend Tina all about my 5K and plans. She suggested that we have some kind of entertainment. I do like this idea, but I'm not entirely sure if it's possible. It would be great to have, but I still don't even know how to estimate how many runners I'll even have.

Need to start working on t-shirt designs. My bowling friend Scott is in graphics and may be able to help me :)

A note to my fellow SRSers in need of inspiration, Jango's Disney Soundtracks and Film Scores stations are WONDERFUL soundtracks to get you thinking!

Well, TGIF. (Feb 24th)

Hooray for today :) I got caught up on all the blogging I needed to. I keep a handwritten journal and this blog, so I had to do some transferring! I emailed Smithville again yesterday, and will be doing so again today. No response yet, but fingers crossed. I did, however, get a response from someone at the MS Society! They did not have any freebies to give me :'( but that's okay. I just have to budget for all of that :) I am hoping to have around 75 runners. I am going to create a survey and distribute it in Mr. Lindner's band classes. It will ask takers if they would be interested in running, for how much, or if they'd want to volunteer. :D