On Friday Danielle and I ran 20 miles. It took us about 4 hours and we covered most of LA. We ran from Santa Monica to Venice, through Mar Vista, West LA, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood and then Santa Monica back home.
I had to chuckle to myself when I ran past the Paley center in Beverly Hills and realised that I had run that far. It really is amazing how much ground you can cover when you just keep moving.
A good lesson in life also, I guess. It is amazing what you can achieve when you just kepp chipping away and taking action.
The run was great, I pulled up well and am feeling strong. My only two injuries that I am nursing are my bruised toes and a slightly tight left leg. It is amazing to see how well my body is holding up. After being so overweight and so inactive for so many years and now to experience running such a long distance is quite un-real.
I really believe that one of the main reasons why I have been so able to cope with the training so much is my diet. Being pretty much vegan (with occasional eggs and seafood) and eating all whole foods, lots of veges and lots of super foods like coconut oil, raw cacao, maca, gojis, chlorella, reishi, hemp, chia and kefir/probiotics etc. My joints are holding up well and I can attribute that to the krill oil, msm and turmeric/ginger etc that I have been taking.
Now that I have run 20 miles, I have three weeks of "Tapering" before the marathon. No big runs, nothing too strenuos, lots of sleeping and eating well and resting until race day. It seems like a long time but I trust the wisdom of the training program and am going to stick by it.
The next three weeks, I really want to focus on fundraising and making sure that everyone who wants to/ can contribute does. The goal we have set will support Michelle through her next intensive treatment in Minnesota and those two weeks of treatment will potentially decrease her curve by another 50%. If that is successful, the benefits are added years on to her life. A pretty amazing cause, I would say. The money that we raise towards the clear institute will go towards a traction chair for the network. This Chair will be able to be sent all over the US and used by different people who need it. It can be used as a second chair for people who are traveling or as an interim chair for people who can't afford their own chair yet. The freedom, health and lifestyle benefits that this chair will give will be amazing.
Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated.
To everyone else, every little bit helps, so please donate what to can to support Michelle and the rest of the team.
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