Hello out there,
I fell off the radar this Spring, when my race training was interrupted by a nasty bout of optic neuritis and all the follow up tests that went with it. I am happy to report that it all turned out fine and that I did run a half marathon, not Nike, but the More Women’s marathon in NYC. It was humbling, to say the least, to run a half, half trained, but it was great.
Now, I am in week 12 of my 16 week training program for the TCS NYC Marathon on Nov.2, 2014. I will be running to raise funds and awareness for a wonderful camp for children with terminal illnesses. Team Hole in the Wall camp was started by Paul Newman to give terminally ill children the same camp experience as well children, free of charge at the camp in CT.
It is such a worthwhile cause to give children and their families the experience of worry free “play” for a while. The organization also brings “camp activities” to children in NYC & CT hospitals year round.
Here is a video about the camp (YouTube).
Now, you know this is coming. I have to fundraise in order to run the marathon. My goal is $3,000. Here is my fundraising page.
If you can’t donate, that’s fine, I just hope you enjoyed learning about such a great place and doing good works for kids that deserve it. I will be better about blogging my training journey over the next 12 weeks so you can ride along for free.
Signed,
Phyllis4fitness