New Year, New Starts

Okay, so I haven't been doing very well at updating this blog in the last month or so. Since I last posted I went through finals week (4.0 this quarter, whooooot), a two-week IV regimen, and applied to the Masters of Social Work Program at San Jose state. Whew!

Unfortunately, throughout this busy time I wasn't able to continue running or keep myself in shape. So now I'm back to the beginning, starting from scratch building my muscles back up. And let me tell you, it is a STRUGGLE! I ran about a mile a few days ago and it was a WORKOUT. Before finals/the IV I could run 3 miles pretty comfortably.

The marathon is in about 5 months, which is definitely a reasonable amount of time to train -especially considering the fact that I have already ran one and know what to expect from training/race day. Also, clearly God is capable of anything and if He wants me to run this... I am GOING to run this. During the last marathon I really messed up my IT band and didn't think I would get to the 5 mile point, and yet God had it in his plan for me to complete the whole thing. How crazy awesome is He!

✭Here's to rejoicing always in the Lord!✭

Philippians 4:4-7

Merrell

Just bought some new running shoes on black friday! They are by the brand Merrell, which I had actually never heard of until a few weeks ago. Now I am really getting into their brand's vibe! Very natural and optimistic.

Here's a fun commercial I found by the brand:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3Kom_Ob4uA&feature=related

Team Boomer

This year, as I run for the cause of Cystic Fibrosis, I am raising funds for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. I am doing this by running as part of Team Boomer. What is Team Boomer? This video explains a lot of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2AV3F0YUwo

I became part of Team Boomer by simply creating a firstgiving.com page and pledging that I was going to raise money for the Boomer Esiason Foundation. After I started raising funds I got an email from a Team Boomer coordinator who asked me to fill out some simple paper work. As soon as I raise over $500 I will be able to OFFICIALLY be on Team Boomer and I will even have a Team Boomer uniform to wear on the day of my marathon.

✭ Here's to supporting a cause that's helping me live! ✭

CF Wind Power: A Title

New blog. New purpose. Same Deanna :)

Last time I had a blog on blogspot I was in Seattle, serving federal inmates. Now I am running another marathon, this time in San Diego!

The marathon is on June 3rd and I am super excited to prepare for it. I am excited to raise money for the Boomer Esiason Foundation to raise support for CF research and promoting exercise. I can't wait to sell the tie dye shirts I just made to donate to the Boomer Esiason Foundation.

I am also going to officially be on Team Boomer when I run this race! This includes getting an official "Team Boomer" uniform that I will wear on my race day.

And, most importantly, I am excited to see my lung capacity rise and rise as I train. Very little compares to that joy.

On this blog I will keep my "followers" updated about my training, how fundraising is going, as well as my own personal health. And, of course, I will share all the fun stories and pieces of inspiration along the way.

✭ Here's to living life fully! ✭