Running Realtor joins Connecticut Chapter of Team in Training

Mana... Not sure what Sandra is planning... Out of about 30 events she has only attended a few but she is expressing some interest in this one.

Thesa... I'll try to stick with the elite runners in the lead so keep yourself glued to the TV... LOL

Andrew... Thanks, you can click the link and make donations on-line with a credit card also if its easier.  I don't need spandex to scare children and didn't even give the evil eye to a little girl at the Outback last week as she walked by our table with her squeaky shoes for the tenth time... Once was cute, twice was fine but after 15 minutes it was a bit much.

Elizabeth.... My shorts are always decent length but sometimes a camera catches me without them when I'm changing after a race!

Dawn... Didn't realize you building towards a half so quickly... Thought your knee was giving you enough trouble at short distances.  Race walkers can move right along.. My first event was a 2 mile walk where I managed a pace of 11:12 and was feeling good.  A few weeks later I did my first 5K "running" and finished with a pace of 11:11!  Yes, only 1 second per mile faster but hobbled around in pain for a week...

George.... Is the cards security code an unusual request?  Since I have been dealing with on-line purchases for years without any problems I never worry but will email you now.  The amount of each donation is not important, whether it takes 200 people giving an average or $25 each or 2000 offering $2.50 each the end result is the same financially but the smaller donations mean I have reached more people and made them aware of how close medical research is to finding a cure and helping thousands of families.

George... I always thought that 3 or 4 digit code was to prove you had the card when doing on-line or phone purchases where the vendor is unable to make the imprint or now-a-days swipe the card.

Elaine...  The run starts at 6:30 am Sunday June 1.  The more I look at details the harder it sounds but suppose after 4 months of training I'll have a pretty good idea of what to expect.

Tom... It's actually fun and challenging.  Some people take it way to serious and kill themselves racing the clock. I'm fine at my slower pace and even carry a camera to stop and take photos along the way.  The elite runners will finish a few hours ahead of me and there will be people coming in a few hours after me.

Ginger.... The Rock-n-Roll Marathon in San Diego is their biggest single fund raiser so I figured I'd shoot for the top!

Michael... I never understood the attraction years ago and never did cardio at the gym but once I started running I enjoyed it. Nice to put on the ipod and head out in the fresh are for some quiet time.

Marvin... It does seem like a great group of people managing the program and raises much needed research money.  I still need to perfect my fund-raising techniques because my response rate is not as high as I anticipated and I cannot keep up my current mailing pace with postage being so expensive.  I was surprised most people that donate send a check instead of going on line.