Thank yous

Thank you to Laurie Herschman, Susan Harvey, and Dwight Dewsnap for their recent donations to my marathon fundraising page!

Thank you to the Boston Bruins, TSNY, and Wachusett for their recent donations for raffle/auction items for my fundraising event! Make sure you're there on August 20th at 6PM at The Greatest Bar for your chance to win these awesome prizes!

Proud of my longest run!

Hi all! I did my longest run to date on this past Saturday - 14 miles. I ran from One Beacon Street in downtown Boston all the way down Beacon until past BC, and then back! It was exhausting but felt good and I kept a great pace the entire way. It was nice to have my coach there encouraging me along the way - he is awesome! I've been adding a little more cross training in recently to break up the running - some swims with my triathlon team on Tuesdays and I went to Zumba this past Monday. Fun!

Sorry I've been MIA - lots of news!

An official apology for being so MIA lately - it has been a crazy few weeks! We have been starting a new farmers market project at work this year which is also serving as my practicum for grad school, so I've been a lot busier this summer. Plus, I'm getting ready to move on Sunday - lots to do!

Fundraising news...

Some great news - I'm officially at 30% of my fundraising goal for my marathon! But, this still means I have 70% of my goal to meet in less than 2 months. Please consider making a donation at http://ttes.maui2010.kintera.org/chrissycarroll or attending my fundraiser on August 20th, 2010 to help me raise the remaining $3,425.

Special thanks to Uncle John and Aunt Mug, Ms. Libsch, Donna Harman, Mary Lou Rocher, and Brian LaSusa for their recent donations to my marathon fundraising page!!

And more thank yous to BU Fit Rec, the Boston Red Sox, Spirit Airlines, and TGI Fridays for their donations to the fundraiser raffle/silent auction.

Training news...

Training is going well. I've had some frustrating days since the half marathon, but had a really good 12 mile run last weekend throughout Boston. Ran from downtown all the way out to the reservoir and back!

Other updates...

Unfortunately, a lot of other people who were originally supposed to be on the Maui team have dropped out. This leaves just me and Justine as the sole reps for Train to End Stroke at the Maui marathon! We unfortunately won't have the support our coach or volunteers on the day of (they can't fly everyone down there just for 2 people - understandable) - but we still will receive all their support up until that day!

More pics from the half!

Me, Brooke, and Lisa with our finishers medals!

3 coworkers with Lisa's son Brenton!

Oh my gosh...I did a half marathon!

I finished my first ever half marathon on Sunday, June 27th at the Inaugural 13.1 Boston! My coworkers Brooke and Lisa and my good friend Justine all completed it with me. I finished in 2:41, which was better than my initial time goal of 3 hours - so I was pumped! It's kind of crazy to think that my full marathon is only 2 1/2 months away!

Apparently, mile 10 = miniature baby running steps.

Finish Line!!!


PS - For those of you who are thinking "Is she wearing 1990s style headphones?"

...The answer is yes.

Fundraiser details!

Official details on my fundraiser...

Date: Friday, August 20th 2010
Time: 6-9PM (official time for private room - but we can stay and party with everyone else afterward!)
Location: The Greatest Bar, 262 Friend Street, Boston MA
Getting there: Google directions or use MBTA to North Station (Friend Street is directly across from the Garden)
Parking: Street parking if you can find it, otherwise government center garage is closeby
Details: Food buffet, raffle, silent auction, music, cash bar, and (hopefully - still working on this) karaoke contest!
Raffle/silent auction items (so far!):

• Coach bag
• Weekend night at a luxury suite in the Liberty Hotel
• 2 Roundtrip tickets on Air Tran
• Family 4 pack of tickets to the Franklin Park Zoo
• Tickets to the New England Revolutions 2011 Home Opener
• $100 gift certificate to Metropolis cafe
• Gift cards for massages at Massage Envy
• Victoria Secret gift cards
• And more...

Tickets: $25, includes buffet and 5 raffle tickets - purchase in advance by making a $25 donation at http://ttes.maui2010.kintera.org/chrissycarroll or payable by cash/check at the door.

Bring your friends!! Hope to see you there!

Colds suck!

Hit a minor setback this past week - got a pretty bad cold and my body was wiped out the past few days. I tried running 8 miles yesterday, but was still feeling pretty bad AND it was about 90 degrees outside - not a good combination! I got through 5 miles and had to stop - too dehydrated and my heart just kept racing. I'm feeling better today, so hopefully I'll be able to get in my 2 short runs this week and kick butt at my half marathon on Sunday!!

More news... Massage Envy and Metropolis Cafe have generously donated gift certificates for my upcoming fundraiser! Get ready to enter raffles and bid on silent auction items on August 20th!

Save the Date AND Exciting News!!

Save the date for my marathon fundraiser - Friday, August 20th, 2010! It will be a dress to impress affair, so start planning your outfit now :) More details to come soon.

And....

Just wanted to share the EXCITING news that Air Tran has very generously donated 1 PAIR of coach AIRLINE TICKETS good to anywhere in the US for my marathon fundraiser! Be sure to come for YOUR chance to win these tickets!!