In the upcoming weeks we will be breaking our distance records.
Sunday we tried a new course. We explored Breckinridge Park in Richardson. We walked all the paths several times and logged 18.7 miles. We were shooting for 19 but time ran out and so did our feet! We did manage to burn 2400 calories and break our personal record distance of 15 miles.
It's only a few weeks (32 days) til Cowtown and our first Full Marathon.
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Monday, January 23, 2012
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Thank-You for your Support
It has been one month since our 1/2 Marathon White Rock event in Dallas. It was a cold 42* and rainey. We loved it totally. It was our first event of this kind. We did 2 other 5k's during our training but nothing like this. There were 25,000 runners/walkers. It took us 45 minutes to reach the start line. The excitement was high and those along the course cheering us were fantastic.
The money WE raised (with your help) totaled $3,010.00 for the Leukemia, Lymphoma Society to help those familes in the fight against cancer and to help with the research end in finding a cure and better treatments. You should feel amazing for being a part of this, we do.
Thank you for not only your financial participation, but your prayers as we trained and your encouragment throughout.
The day of the race Ginger got an unexpected bonus as the hours passed. She felt very close to her dad, Tom, and felt like she was doing something for him to thank him for how hard he fought in his battle to live those last 11 days. It was a time of peace and closure.
The times got hard, we began to hurt, and as we got tired, we remembered Vivian's battle she won against Lymphoma. We remembered; June's current battle and chemo treatments, little 5 year old Hikari who found out she had Leukemia only days before our race after having her tonsills out. She has since been cleared of all cancer (praise God) and has just completed her 2nd round of chemo preventative treatment.
Our involvemnt with LLS continues... We continue to go out at 6:30 am each Saturday morning to train for the next event. We won't be fundraising again until the Summer or Fall season. Hopefully you will join us again with your giving and maybe out on the course. : )
Our next event will be February 26 and will be a full marathon. Another 1/2 on March 25 and from there we arn't sure. So many to choose from.
We love and appreciate you all so much. God Bless You!!
Darrel & Ginger Brooks
If you'd like to learn more about joining Team In Training, you can visit http://www.teamintraining.org.
The money WE raised (with your help) totaled $3,010.00 for the Leukemia, Lymphoma Society to help those familes in the fight against cancer and to help with the research end in finding a cure and better treatments. You should feel amazing for being a part of this, we do.
Thank you for not only your financial participation, but your prayers as we trained and your encouragment throughout.
The day of the race Ginger got an unexpected bonus as the hours passed. She felt very close to her dad, Tom, and felt like she was doing something for him to thank him for how hard he fought in his battle to live those last 11 days. It was a time of peace and closure.
The times got hard, we began to hurt, and as we got tired, we remembered Vivian's battle she won against Lymphoma. We remembered; June's current battle and chemo treatments, little 5 year old Hikari who found out she had Leukemia only days before our race after having her tonsills out. She has since been cleared of all cancer (praise God) and has just completed her 2nd round of chemo preventative treatment.
Our involvemnt with LLS continues... We continue to go out at 6:30 am each Saturday morning to train for the next event. We won't be fundraising again until the Summer or Fall season. Hopefully you will join us again with your giving and maybe out on the course. : )
Our next event will be February 26 and will be a full marathon. Another 1/2 on March 25 and from there we arn't sure. So many to choose from.
We love and appreciate you all so much. God Bless You!!
Darrel & Ginger Brooks
If you'd like to learn more about joining Team In Training, you can visit http://www.teamintraining.org.
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