Day one is TODAY, and it began successfully because we have already raised $75 for ESP!
HIP HIP HOORAY!
(This is actually the cheer that is shouted many, many times during the day at
ESP Summer Camp)
SOOO, in true ESP fashion...
HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY!
I also recorded a faster-than-usual 10K run today, clocking in @ 51 minutes! To summarize how my training will unfold here is a breakdown: the first 3 running days of each week include easy runs mixed with quicker-paced efforts, ranging anywhere from 3-10 miles as we gradually increase mileage every few weeks. The 4th and final running day of every week is the long run, which starts at 10 miles and increases to 20 miles. The long run teaches the body endurance, how to use fuel efficiently, and forces the legs to recruit and train more muscles as some inevitably tire. It can be the most taxing of the workouts, but can be the most fulfilling.
Even when I'm not sure that I have anything left at the end of one of these long runs, the effort and stress is no match to what raising a child with special needs requires...while these families are blessed because of their children, it is still hard, and it is for a lifetime...all I have to do is run a marathon.
By supporting ESP, you can be sure that (at least) one life has
breathed easier because you have lived.
HIP HIP HOORAY!
(This is actually the cheer that is shouted many, many times during the day at
ESP Summer Camp)
SOOO, in true ESP fashion...
HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY, HIP HIP HOORAY!
I also recorded a faster-than-usual 10K run today, clocking in @ 51 minutes! To summarize how my training will unfold here is a breakdown: the first 3 running days of each week include easy runs mixed with quicker-paced efforts, ranging anywhere from 3-10 miles as we gradually increase mileage every few weeks. The 4th and final running day of every week is the long run, which starts at 10 miles and increases to 20 miles. The long run teaches the body endurance, how to use fuel efficiently, and forces the legs to recruit and train more muscles as some inevitably tire. It can be the most taxing of the workouts, but can be the most fulfilling.
Even when I'm not sure that I have anything left at the end of one of these long runs, the effort and stress is no match to what raising a child with special needs requires...while these families are blessed because of their children, it is still hard, and it is for a lifetime...all I have to do is run a marathon.
By supporting ESP, you can be sure that (at least) one life hasbreathed easier because you have lived.
You are so dedicated and I am so honored to call you my friend! Proud of you!
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