I am still working on the logistics of donating funds directly through the Not For Sale website. This has proven to be more difficult than I thought it would be! I have also been thinking of a monetary goal... I'd love to raise a million dollars but these are tough times for people.. My goal is $1000. These survivors are worth every penny.
I am thinking I will let this blog address loose on Facebook. I can't imagine getting even one reader.. People who do fundraising for a living, God bless them!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Friday, July 23, 2010
CrossFit
So its day 4 of CrossFit... After already doing 3 Ironman 70.3's and not really impressing myself with time I have decided it is time to add a new element to my training. I have friends who go to the CrossFit gym and love it so I decided to give it a try. What could it hurt? (Nothing besides every muscle in my body..no biggie.) Here is a run down of the first 4 days at CrossFit:
Day 1: 101 Classes.. Went well. Much to Mark's dismay I didn't remember any of the terminology but I retained a good bit of information on what my form "should" look like... Mental Note: CrossFit has many heavy weights and elastics hanging from the ceiling that are probably going to be used for things that hurt me.
Day 2: First Work Out of the Day (WOD). Ripped all the skin off my palms trying to do knees to elbows while hanging from a bar. My knees never touched my elbows, in fact I dont think they went far past my belly button. Mental Note: I lost my core strength someplace... Look for it.
Day 3: 2nd WOD. Pullups and Sprints. Who decides this stuff! I can't imagine pairing two more terrible things together. Anywho.. I couldn't do even one pullup on my own so I needed to put my foot in an elastic. Really this whole WOD was me flailling around ripping more skin from my palms and sweating profusely. Mental Note: Pullups are the pits.
Day 4: 3rd WOD. Sprints then weights. They hide a hill in the back of the sprint route. Very tricky of them. On the bright side..I did my sprints for the day! The weighted workout...well I completed it. My muscles are still quivering 8 hours later. Mental Note: Ibuprofun.
All in all I think its been a strong start.
Day 1: 101 Classes.. Went well. Much to Mark's dismay I didn't remember any of the terminology but I retained a good bit of information on what my form "should" look like... Mental Note: CrossFit has many heavy weights and elastics hanging from the ceiling that are probably going to be used for things that hurt me.
Day 2: First Work Out of the Day (WOD). Ripped all the skin off my palms trying to do knees to elbows while hanging from a bar. My knees never touched my elbows, in fact I dont think they went far past my belly button. Mental Note: I lost my core strength someplace... Look for it.
Day 3: 2nd WOD. Pullups and Sprints. Who decides this stuff! I can't imagine pairing two more terrible things together. Anywho.. I couldn't do even one pullup on my own so I needed to put my foot in an elastic. Really this whole WOD was me flailling around ripping more skin from my palms and sweating profusely. Mental Note: Pullups are the pits.
Day 4: 3rd WOD. Sprints then weights. They hide a hill in the back of the sprint route. Very tricky of them. On the bright side..I did my sprints for the day! The weighted workout...well I completed it. My muscles are still quivering 8 hours later. Mental Note: Ibuprofun.
All in all I think its been a strong start.
Exercise is my therapist
I am not a great swimmer, biker, or runner but I enjoy losing myself in the training to be better. Training is my time to think and my time to escape - and since going for a run, bike or swim is easier than battling Tricare for a good shrink I choose to train.
I am racing at Ironman 70.3 Augusta on 9/26/10...and I use the term "race" loosely. Really it is an effort to not die or need emergency personnel called as I collapse at the finish line. I still can't fit back into my wet suit, (note to self less chocolate more veggies), I still can't take my hands off the handle bars of my bike long enough to properly eat or drink - Making it a long 56 miles stopping every time I need a sip of water!! And I still have zero running form - I look like I am fleeing from a scene of a crime rather than a graceful gazelle like the athletes around me. But I digress... The challenge is to better myself along the way. Racing for a cause like Not For Sale has given me new perspective... let the training begin!
I am racing at Ironman 70.3 Augusta on 9/26/10...and I use the term "race" loosely. Really it is an effort to not die or need emergency personnel called as I collapse at the finish line. I still can't fit back into my wet suit, (note to self less chocolate more veggies), I still can't take my hands off the handle bars of my bike long enough to properly eat or drink - Making it a long 56 miles stopping every time I need a sip of water!! And I still have zero running form - I look like I am fleeing from a scene of a crime rather than a graceful gazelle like the athletes around me. But I digress... The challenge is to better myself along the way. Racing for a cause like Not For Sale has given me new perspective... let the training begin!
Welcome!
There is something organic about small children playing; it's a carefree innocence of joy and laughter looking to one another for acceptance and validation while wiping sweat from their brow and sharing smiles. It is during play, in a backyard or a dusty field in the back of town, where sportsmanship is fostered, character is developed, and the will to push harder is conceived. This rite of passage, to play as a child, is where lessons of working as a team, building camaraderie, enjoying victory, and learning the lessons of defeat are truly wholesome.
Sadly, as I write these words, there are millions of children who do not get the opportunity to play because their lives have been taken by slavery. As an American this concept was hard to understand, I was sure that slavery had been abolished hundreds of years ago and did not realize it was still going on with such ferocity today. Across the globe millions of men, women and children are enslaved, they are trafficked from one country to the next, bought and sold like common wares. Often they are used as sex slaves, young boys and girls in disgusting conditions forced to have sex with customers, hour after hour, day after day.
Not For Sale is an amazing organization that is dedicated to re-abolishing slavery around the globe. Their approach is three fold, they spread awareness, they inspire hope, then they encourage action. One program that has really spoken to me is Free2Play. It is a program designed to raise funds to build facilities and programs to rehabilitate children who have been freed from slavery through physical activity. While rehabilitation has many layers one of its most fundamental is physical activity - Giving children the chance to PLAY! With physical activity as a part of their rehabilitation these boys and girls gain confidence in themselves that is needed to find peace in their past and hope for their future.
Playing is an outlet that all children should have and I have decided to race my next Ironman 70.3 on September 26, 2010 in Augusta, GA with a pledge to help raise awareness of human trafficking and raise funds for Not For Sale's Free2Play program. This money will be sent to one of their many projects around the globe to fund facilities that promote healing through physical activity.
Since my family and friends are spread out to the 4 corners of the earth I have decided to put together a blog of my training and offer information and links of Not For Sale and their work to re-abolish slavery. I encourage each of you to visit their site and do your own research into this worthy cause. I will be posting a bit about my training and preparation for the race - I am able to laugh at myself and I encourage the rest of you to laugh along with me! I thank everyone in advance for their support.
Sadly, as I write these words, there are millions of children who do not get the opportunity to play because their lives have been taken by slavery. As an American this concept was hard to understand, I was sure that slavery had been abolished hundreds of years ago and did not realize it was still going on with such ferocity today. Across the globe millions of men, women and children are enslaved, they are trafficked from one country to the next, bought and sold like common wares. Often they are used as sex slaves, young boys and girls in disgusting conditions forced to have sex with customers, hour after hour, day after day.
Not For Sale is an amazing organization that is dedicated to re-abolishing slavery around the globe. Their approach is three fold, they spread awareness, they inspire hope, then they encourage action. One program that has really spoken to me is Free2Play. It is a program designed to raise funds to build facilities and programs to rehabilitate children who have been freed from slavery through physical activity. While rehabilitation has many layers one of its most fundamental is physical activity - Giving children the chance to PLAY! With physical activity as a part of their rehabilitation these boys and girls gain confidence in themselves that is needed to find peace in their past and hope for their future.
Playing is an outlet that all children should have and I have decided to race my next Ironman 70.3 on September 26, 2010 in Augusta, GA with a pledge to help raise awareness of human trafficking and raise funds for Not For Sale's Free2Play program. This money will be sent to one of their many projects around the globe to fund facilities that promote healing through physical activity.
Since my family and friends are spread out to the 4 corners of the earth I have decided to put together a blog of my training and offer information and links of Not For Sale and their work to re-abolish slavery. I encourage each of you to visit their site and do your own research into this worthy cause. I will be posting a bit about my training and preparation for the race - I am able to laugh at myself and I encourage the rest of you to laugh along with me! I thank everyone in advance for their support.
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