The Team has been created!

Today, its official!!  I have registered for the run and I also created our team.  Team name, Serenity, Team member are Sam Hoult, Jason Hodges,  and Kimmy Nguyen.  I also create a website where you can sponser me in the run by making a donation on the web page.


https://fundraising.active.com/fundraiser/TeamSerenity


Please donate through the site for the Red Cross!

First Week of Training

My first week of training has begun.  I started on Monday May 7th with a very light walk/ attempted jog that almost killed me! lol. I felt like I weighed 500 pounds! Today, I went for a long walk.  I found out quite quickly some issues I would have to resolve.  First, my current sunglasses hurt my head so they will need to be replaced.  For the moment, my shoes are ok but I will need running shoes once this chunky monkey gets moving.  Second, I need a way to figure out how far of distance I am traveling.  While 5K is not that long, I have no actual idea how far 3 miles is on the creek trail.  Lastly,  I came home looking like a bright, red tomato on my face!!  I had a hat on and I wore sunscreen.  The problem is I got so hot that I kept putting water on my face.  I found out later how that effected my so called sunscreen.  Sadly, this means that while I am training in summer, this chunky monkey needs to go to bed earlier so I can wake up before the prime heat of the day for my walk/jogs.  This sucks so far!

Purpose of this blog

Hey guys,
I have decided to create this blog as a way to track my experience.  The goal: to run, not walk, in a 5K marathon for the American Red Cross called, FireFly Run!  I am very excited.  However, due to my current physical shape, this could prove quite a challenge.  You can follow from the couch to the road to firefly here on this blog!