**100 Miles Walked....and other Susan G. Komen 3-Day Updates for Team Betty**
Training Updates:
This week, in my eighth week of training, I have reached the 100 mile mark of miles walked! Really by the time the week is done, I will have logged 110 miles toward my 3-Day walk training. With 22 weeks until the race, my training is going about 100 times better than last years. Other than a minor set back during week 1 with the same tendon that gave me fits during last year's walk and another minor set back during week 6 with a sprained calf, I have been able to stay healthy and mostly injury free! That's not to say that ibuprofen isn't a good friend of mine right now though! I haven't had to break out the BioFreeze much yet so that is at least a good sign. I've also just had two small little blisters that have not hindered my walking at all. In other words, my training is moving along nicely and I should hit my 200 mile mark the week of April 8th.
I need to thank the people who have served as training sponsors thus far: Abbie Vicknair, Tracy and Scott McDonald (multiple weeks), Jeff Hammond, Laura Dimon, and Evan Williams. By pledging just $1 for each mile I walk in a given training week ($15-$44 max), you can also become a training sponsor. I have found that this has been helping me tremendously in keeping me motivated with my training AND its helping me in my fundraising. If you are interested in becoming a training sponsor please feel free to E-Mail Me.
Fundraising Updates:
My fundraising is also moving along nicely, though I am no where near my goal yet. I am still $2,000 away from hitting my $3,500 goal so I am still a LONG way from reaching this goal. I have many fundraisers going on right now to aid in this journey:
- Win A Pair of White Sox v. Cubs Tickets for the Memorial Day (Parking Pass INCLUDED!) - 1 ticket for $5, 5 tickets for $20
- Game Details
- Monday, May 27, 2013 - 6:10pm (CST)
- U.S. Cellular Field
- Box 530, Row 20
- Drawing Details
- Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 7:00pm (CST)
- Portage Moose Lodge #1900 - Portage, IN - Winner DOES NOT need to be present
- How to Enter
- Visit www.the3day.org/goto/C3D13 and click "donate"
- In the "personal notes" box enter "Baseball Raffle" - This step is REQUIRED to be entered
- You will receive an e-mail confirming your entry into the raffle with your ticket numbers
- "Cancer Sucks" Shirt - Visit bit.ly/cancersuckshirt to get your "Cancer Sucks" shirt from my eBay Giving Works site for $15 and FREE shopping. Shirts are available in various sizes in black or pink, with white writing, and a light pink ribbon. There is a limited supply so get yours today before they sell out!
- **COMING SOON** - Win a Pair of Tickets for "The Package Tour" featuring New Kids on the Block, 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men - July 19th at AllState Arena - Rosemont, IL - This raffle will be held June 3-9 and details will be released the week before the raffle. The super exciting thing about this raffle is that it will INCLUDE a 1-on-1 Meet and Greet with Danny Wood from the New Kids on the Block and founder of Remember Betty.
And as always, you can just make a straight donation on my participant page.
Team Betty Updates:
I am so proud to announce that I will no longer be taking this journey on my own this year! Through the friend finder on the 3-Day site, I was able to find a first time, team-less walker that lived in my area. After contacting her and answering all the questions that she had as a new walker, she was convinced to join Team Betty for the Chicago 3-Day! She is also well on her way to reaching her $2,300 minimum and will probably surpass that to get her $3K Legacy pin by fundraising at least $3,000. What could be even more awesome is if we could become a Power Team by raising an average of $3,300 per team member!
After doing a little exploring the other day, I did discover something that I thought was quite impressive. There are 225+ teams registered for the Chicago 3-Day currently. Do you want to guess which team falls in the Top 20 list? That's right....Team Betty! We were the 19th ranked Chicago 3-Day team as of a couple of days ago, competing against teams with 4-8 team members on them! I could not be more proud of what we have been able to accomplish with 22 weeks still until the walk. We want to try our hardest to stay in that Top 20 and maybe even move up to the Top 10!
Thank you for taking the time to read all of my Susan G. Komen 3-Day updates! I'm hoping things will be looking just as good for my 200 mile update!
**Title Credit - "100" - Howie D. - Back to Me**
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