Wow! An awesome night at the track!!

I did NOT want to go to the track workout tonight. Not at all. I was exhausted from the open house we did that day and visiting with mom. I almost told myself take a night off. I fell asleep, woke up at 6 (practice is at 6:30) and I thought, "No, you need to go! All of these people are fighting for their lives and you don't have a good enough excuse to miss practice. You're not sick or hurt, so JUST DO IT!" I hurried up and laced up my running shoes and hit the road. Will the 6:00 traffic through Scottsdale ever get easier?

I was a few minutes late, but made it to practice. We did a great interval workout and though I was exhausted, I did very well. I'm getting faster! My teammates and coach are very supportive! So exhilarating! I love the balance we have on the team: the super fast girl I'm trying to keep up with, everyone in between, and those that were previously put of shape and are taking charge of their health and raising money for LLS! Hands off to those that had the courage to give it a try! I love seeing them improve their fitness every single practice:-)

We stretched out and wrapped up another great practice. I long forgot why I didn't want to come tonight, I just knew I was happy I did. It gets better: My teammates wife had been battling cancer ( mind you, a young couple with a baby) and he announced her test results came back and she is CANCER FREE!!! Wow! What a great night! It makes me never want to miss practice ( if I can help it) and I'm so inspired by the people I've met so far with TNT and LLS as a whole. I want to make my goal happen more than ever! I CAN do this!!

Speaking of fundraiser goals, I really do need your help! One way to help is to go to California PiZza Kitchen tomorrow at the Desert Ridge location! I posted the flier on my fundraising page and Facebook. Remember, 20% of the proceeds benefits LLS if you present the flier or the picture on your phone! Thanks guys! I'll let you know of future fundraising opportunities. Until then, check out my fundraising page @ http://pages.teamintraining.org/az/rnr13/cleedsshff.

Good night!