Goal - 5K

A couple of weekends ago we did the Donate Life walk.

We had a ton of fun, saw a lot of our friends, and met some really great people.  The kids were interviewed several times.  Lots of pictures of them with their poster and their shirts.  And lots of people telling us how Tin Man impacted their lives.

This was something we needed.  We needed to hear from others that they still think about him, because most of the time it feels like people are forgetting him.

Anyway, enough of the sad stuff.

My goal for next years walk is to run it.

Actually I am shooting for running the Southern California Donate Life walk/run in April. 

Warrior let me know that that is 201 days away.  And roughly 28 weeks  (He has an obsession with countdown timers)

My first short term goal is to work on my elliptical to get my endurance up.   I have been doing it a few times a week, but focused more on time than on distance.

Once I feel a little more confident then I will move on to the Couch to 5K schedule.

So we will see how this goes in the next few weeks. 

Donate Life Walk

On Sept 8th the kids and I are going to walk in the 2nd annual CTDN Donate Life Walk.

Last year we walked it with Tin Man.  3 miles.  It took him longer, and he needed more breaks, but he made it.  Even though I was worried about him, and a little annoyed that he wouldn't consider using a wheel chair, I was very proud of him for finishing it. 

We decided to do it at last minute, and didn't do much as far as fundraising for it.

After all was said an done we decided this year we were going to set a goal.  This was supposed to be another family thing.  This year it was supposed to be the 4 of us celebrating Tin Man's transplant.

Instead this year its the kids and I walking in honor of Tin Man and his donor.  We set a goal of $1000, but since we've been on vacation all summer and not really doing much as far as fundraising, we'll settle for $500.

We've already raised $200.

I've had a few leave comments and emails asking how they can donate.

To donate you can go to my donation page.  Even as little a $5 will help.

Please share my blog post with your friends and family. 

This is Tin Man and the kids from last year's walk.

Walking With Attitude - Day 1

The company my brother in law works for is doing a company wide walking challenge.  Their goal is for each employee and their spouse to get 10,000 steps in a day.  I decided to look into the website they use and found I could sign up as an individual.

I had considered waiting until I got home in August start, but then decided this would give me motivation to get out when we're in South Carolina.

Its also a way to help me get ready for the Donate Life Walk the kids and I are doing in September in honor of Tin Man and his donor.

I'm asking all of you to help keep me on track.  I can keep track of my daily steps on the website, but I figure if I keep track of weekly steps here, I'll have that many more people to keep me on track.