Dear faithful reader(s),

It has been awhile since my last blog...please forgive me. Training miles were getting up there! I ran 10miles last Sunday and was planning on 13 for my next long run…however life got in the way. Thank goodness for life though! I got in a real bad car accident last Thursday. Hydroplaned on 1-670, ran into cement median (numerous times), broke a rib, busted a lung, totaled a car…and survived to tell it. My guardian angel was on duty that day! Doc holds a month on my running and then some however. So for the next month my training will be at a halt; my faith and spirit however is going full speed. Everyday I’m getting better and every day I am thankful to be alive. Thanks to everyone for the food/visits/gifts/flowers/thoughts/and prayers!!

Although I can’t train doesn’t mean I can’t raise money for the LLS! I am having a Wine Tasting Event next Thursday at Camelot Cellars in the Short North from 6-9pm. I’m really excited for this fundraiser! O and thanks to City Barbeque who will be catering this event...yummy! $25/person! Let me know if you are interested! Eanne.owen@gmail.com.

News on my marathon: I might be switching to the Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville marathon in April. Sorry PF Changs team…I might be leaving you all (still waiting to hear back from Mary). Either way…a marathon and $3,800 (hopefully more) is in my near future!

Stay strong,

Emily

Last Saturday our team had our beer pong tournament fundraiser at Lodge Bar and let me tell you...it turned out to be quite a success! We had over 30 teams participate and raised over $800!! The winning team: The Shake & Bake's! They graciously gave back their winnings of $50 to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! The winner of the 50/50 raffle as well gave his winnings of $80 to LLS! There really are great people out there and we all can make a difference!!

Now back to the training: I'm sure all of my faithful readers out there would like to know how my 17 mile runs are going..well not good what so ever. Those miracle shoes I have been talking about have been working against me. I rolled my ankle on my 8 mile run Tuesday and recieved gruesome blisters on the arch of my foot. Ever wonder what the third layer of your epidermis looks like? Well take a beet and cut it in half and thats the exact color and texture of your third layer of skin...I believe its called the stratum granulosum..not a pretty sight! So with that said, please! to all those runners out there, spend an extra $7 and buy moisture wick socks http://www.dickssportinggoods.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3026853&cp=2367438.2367828.2651892! Cotten sock will just destroy your feet, I have learned this the hard way! Anyways, I will be taking a few days off the running =( . Sorry Zac that I can't run this weekend with you! We'll get our swag on next time your in town!!

Moving on..

October 3rd is just around the corner and we all know what that means! The big fall cleaning-garage sale fundraiser (thats a mouth full)! I'm making some pretty cool buckeye necklaces that I will be selling at the sale, so come and check it out!

My weekend challenge to you: Run 6 miles Sunday morning, smile and enjoy every breath of it! You will be glad you did 30 years from now!

Keep loving life!

-Emily

Finally! New shoes from Road Runner! Custom fit and everything =) I found out that I over pronate on my left foot when I run, I have normal to high arches, and that my arch size is 6.5! No wonder I get painful blisters on my arches with size 8.5 shoes! It was pretty sweet actually, they set you up on a treadmill and its all computerized to figure out your foot type, pronation, etc. Highly recommend for all of those people who need new shoes for the marathon coming up. Still plenty of time to wear them in for the big race day! Plus all TNT members are VIP members! So go now and get customed!

I bought some pretty sweet nike plus shoes there..and of course I bought the nike chip that goes with it...plus the wrist band..=) but now I will always know my mileage and time. So today, with my handy wrist band and chip, I found out my magic mile which is 6:50! Before my new shoes my fastest mile was 7:25. Looking pretty..pretty..pretty good =)

Anywhoo...I counted the dollars with Amberly Sunday from our road block, and the team and I raised $735 in dollars...we haven't counted the change part yet, but I'm guessing well over $900 total!! Thank you for all that donated and for everyone who helped with the road block! Everyone was awesome!

BEER PONG TOURNY SATURDAY @ LODGE BAR!

Go TeamS!

6 more weeks till the Columbus Marathon and I'm definitely getting hot feet! Literally, I'm in need of new running shoes, I'm already 400 miles in, and there's only so much glide sticks and ibuprofen can do! So I can fully say right now training isn't going as planned. I should be at my long runs of uhm..17 miles! ya, I'm at 11..tomorrow I hope to change that however I'm still sore from the other day of running and bodypump. Bodypump really can kick your butt! If anyone is a  memeber at Lifestyles, I highly recommend taking up a bodypump class! Anyways, over all I'm still running and raising money! I'll be doing a roadblock this Saturday from 10-4pm, so if you see a group of girls at intersections with buckets, please spare some change!

Wish me luck on my next run..13miles!

Happy trails everyone! =)