33 miles down, 971 miles to go!!

Since it Sunday evening and I haven't received any donations this weekend, it's looking like we're not going to be celebrating Mustache Monday tomorrow =( We have 50 more Mondays left, I'm sure I'll be wearing a mustache at least a few of those Mondays!!

I was hoping to be at 40-50 miles by today, but I've had shin problems the past week of so. They weren't too bad until I did my Walnut Creek run last weekend, and I guess running on the pavement up and down the hills really didn't help. Until then I was thinking it was just shin splints, but I'm afraid they might be stress fractures because the pain is in a more concentrated in one spot on each shin and it's much more painful that it was before. So I've been taking it easy this week. I haven't been running as far as I'd like, and I'm jogging at a slow pace with shorter strides so I do not put too much pressure on my lower leg bones. That along with wearing my shin sleeves has seemed to help. I did go a bit overboard today going 4.6 miles, but I was desperately trying to make up some miles. It took me a while, but I got it done and it felt really good. I am icing my shins now and will probably need to sit in an ice bath to reduce any inflammation in my hips, knees, shins, and ankles. That's going to be FREEZING!!

I'm not trying to get anyone to feel sorry for me. If these children that I'm running for can live on one small meal a day, I can surely run a few painful miles to get the attention of others so maybe they will find it in their hearts to donate. I am not complaining about the pain, I'm just letting my supporters know why I am a few miles behind, and I'm working through this so I can catch up and get back on track.

I know the economy is terrible right now, and many people are suffering. No matter how bad it is, these children have it a lot worse. $5 may not be much to you, but combined with many $5 donations it is helping to improve the daily life of these children as well as eliminating poverty through education.

So once again, thank you to my many supporters. You kind words of encouragement have been a great help. I humbly ask you to take it one step further and donate $5 or $10 to these children. You'll be changing their lives, and that's really what my 1,004 mile journey is all about.

Many, many thank yous.
-Jenna