Mustache Monday Bloopers!

August, The Month of 100 Miles!

Since I was on vacation most of July I fell behind on my miles, I am working on catching up. So August is the month of 100 miles! By the end of the month I want to be caught up and a little ahead, so I need to hit at least 100 miles! This week has started out a little slow, it's hard to get into a good rhythm and schedule while at my parents house.

Absent, but not really

The past week I have been traveling to Utah and camping here with my family. We don't have wifi all the time, I'm actually at a McDonald's letting my daughter play while I get updated on things. The air is so much thinner where I am, so it's making running difficult. Running makes me feel like my lungs are going to explode! The only internet I have is my phone and the blogger and dailymile sites don't work well with it. I don't have the greatest connection on my phone out here in the middle of nowhere. Hopefully next week we'll be staying somewhere that has free wifi and I'll be able to keep everyone updated.

While up camping at my family reunion I told all of my family members about my 1,004 mile journey. They all seemed pretty excited about Mustache Mondays. My cousins Damien and Sarah said they were going to lead a crusade to get donation next weekend so I'll be running with a mustache when I get to California. So I really hope they remember and we can raise $100 this weekend!! I promise to get a great video of me running with a mustache!

Once I get to California I will be able to run on a better schedule and I'm going to map out my plans to run a 10k this fall, a half marathon after that, and a full marathon in the spring hopefully. So I'll be logging a lot of miles a week, and will probably get ahead of schedule by December.

Again, thank you for all of the support! Help me get the word out this weekend and we can celebrate MUSTACHE MONDAY! Also, remember that after we raise $1,000 I will be running in a costume voted on by you guys. So send me some ideas for costumes!

Thanks,
Jenna

100 MILES!!

I've reached 100 miles over the weekend, and it felt good! It's such a big milestone for me! I have never really kept track of my mileage or had a goal like the one I have now, so it's weird to see '100' on the little ticker on my blog. I have proof I've run 100 miles, and I've done it in less than a month and a half! We haven't had any donations the past few weeks, so it's been hard to find the motivation to run.

1,004 miles in a year is quite a challenge for me. I'm about 40 lbs over-weight and I am pretty busy, so it's hard for me to find the time to actually get to the gym and run. It's also difficult to entertain my two year old from the treadmill. Through all of this I manage to get to the gym, or run around my neighborhood. I do this in hopes to inspire you. I'm beating myself up trying to log in the miles to help these children, and if enough people see this and are touched by this cause I hope they will donate. If each person that visits this blog gives $5 we could do a world of good for these children.

As a mom I cannot look these children in the face and do nothing to help them, but I need your help. Please, please find it in your hearts to give just a small amount to these children. It won't be much to you, but it will help them tremendously. We can put food in their bellies, and help educate them so they can become self-sufficient adults. Please, please, please donate!!!!!

Thanks,
Jenna

1 Month Down, 11 To Go!

So this first month has been great. I've reached personal milestones with my running. I ran 6 1/4 miles the other day, which is the farthest I've ever run in one distance. I ran that outside and got EATEN by mosquitoes.

We have also raise $165 this month!! I have many supporters through friends, family, and complete strangers who have opened their hearts and donated to this great cause. Every time I see that there is a new donation I get really motivated and it really helps me complete my runs. So, thank you, and remember to tell your friends and keep those donations coming in! I need the motivation, and these children need to eat and get an education!! So your money is going a long way!!

Hopefully this month we will have a Mustache Monday! I even went out and bought an awesome fake mustache to wear when the day finally comes. So remember, if we raise $100 over the weekend I will be running with a mustache!!!

Again, thank you for your support! It is very much appreciated.
-Jenna

MUSTACHE MONDAY!!!

We still haven't had a mustache monday!! This will be the third Monday since I've started, and we just haven't had enough weekend donations to send me running with a mustache on my face!! So this week I'm doing something different. Instead of two days, I'm giving you guys a whole week! Now through next Monday (June 28th) if $100 more dollars are raised, bringing us to a total of $240, I will run next Monday with a MUSTACHE!!!!!!!!!!!
So send out the link to the blog and get your friends to donate! I'll take pictures and video of my mustache run and post it for everyone to see.

$10 will feed one orphan for two weeks!!
Thanks, Jenna

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