I started training for the Beacon Rock 25k trail race on Monday, April 18th. The race is on June 12th and takes place at Beacon Rock State Park in the Columbia River Gorge. I'm running the race as a fundraiser for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation (MMRF), to support my co-worker Andy who lives with Multiple Myeloma. Multiple myeloma is cancer of the plasma cells, and the MMRF is the world's largest private funder of myeloma research. Check them out at www.themmrf.org.
My goal is to raise $2,000 for MMRF by June 12th. Check out my fund raising website: http://www.active.com/donate/triplec4mmrf
My first day of training was a rest day. I took Scout on a walk in the woods and ended up seeing a black bear. I'll take that as a good sign.
On Thursday after work, Dan and I ran 6.5 miles at Cougar Mountain State Park. It was raining most of the time, but that didn't spoil the fun. After an hour and twenty minutes of hills we ate dinner at Chipotle Mexican Grill in Issaquah. I love Mexican food after a good workout.
I spent my weekend in Montana with my good friend Eve. We spent five hours climbing Newton Peak in the Yaak Valley (Eve backcountry skied and I snowshoed) on Saturday. Though we didn't summit the peak, we made it to Newton Ridge for some killer views.
I stopped in Moses Lake on my way back from Montana to do a trail run at Potholes State Park. Watched meadowlarks singing and great-blue herons flying overhead. Got my last dose of sun before heading back to the rainy westside.
Go Caroline! Excited for you to raise funds and train. It's a very motivating combination. Having just started back up in running outside the gym, I am a bit envious of your two trail runs to launch your training! Very auspicious.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to keeping up with your training and fundraising efforts on the blog. Good luck!