Wow - have these shoes had a work out this week - navigating me through almost 28 miles of walking - 7.6 miles just today!! I have always been a walker, but lately I have decided to step it up a bit. Normally I walk around 3 miles a day and this week I did three 5 mile walks plus the long walk today and a couple of shorter walks during the week. I also did my power yoga DVD a couple of days during the week in an attempt to keep my muscles elongated. As of today, my body is tired and a little stiff, but it feels good.I have always walked alone, but now I have joined some friends, and it makes the time go so quick and the miles seem not so long. Some of moms from the school are getting together 4 days a week at 6:00 am to walk, and it is walking with a purpose. Some of them have committed to participate in an intense walk for breast cancer the week before Thanksgiving in San Diego. It is a 3 day walk, 20 miles per day! So the morning walks are training for this 3-day walk. We have a team leader & she is keeping us on track with training. We have a schedule and the mileage that we walk slowly creeps up each week.
I have not wholly committed. I have no doubt it would be an amazing experience, but a few things are holding me back though I have to say, the things that make me unsure about committing have their upsides as well. These are my dilemmas -
- I have to get $2200 in contributions just to participate. Brad said - "hey - all you have to do is get 44 people to donate $50 and you'll have it made." Ha Ha! I don't think I know 44 people well enough to ask them for $50. I don't consider myself much of a fund raiser, and I don't really like to ask people for anything, especially money. Of course, I would be raising money for a really worthy cause (and both of my grandmas and an Aunt have had breast cancer). And, I guess this could be an opportunity to stretch myself, slip out of my comfort zone, and reach beyond my own boundaries. Not sure if I really want to do that! Hmmmm.
- It will also be a large expense in general to participate - ie another pair or two of walking shoes (not cheap!), gas to get to San Diego & back, cost for lodging (they do provide tents & camping on the beach each night, but after 8 hours of walking, I just don't think I want to go there. I want a bed and maybe a massage!) On the upside, it would be fun to hang out with my girlfriends for 3 days and experience something this big!
- The last day of the 3-day walk is a Sunday, and I don't feel good about walking all day on the Sabbath. I am not opposed to a delightful stroll through the neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon, but an intense 8 hour walk seems like work to me! Since I wouldn't walk on Sunday, that would mean that I would only walk 40 miles instead of 60 miles & when I do my fundraising, I would have to let people know upfront that I didn't plan to walk all 3 days. Plus - I would be part of a team (consisting of my fellow school moms) and would they be let down if I didn't walk all 3 days? On the upside, instead of walking I could relax & find a ward to attend, and maybe even hook up with my cousin in the San Diego area & go to church with her. That would be nice.
So - what do you think I should do? You can find out more about the 3-day walk here.
6 comments:
I'm with you on asking people for money, even for a good cause. It just wouldn't happen. The 3 day walk sounds fun, but the Sunday part would be a deal breaker for me. How would I explain it to my children? That said, I would still train with your friends the whole lead up.
I think you should do it, but just not do it on Sunday. People would understand why you do two days instead of three. You'd still be raising money so you wouldn't let anybody down. Your blogging buddies would contribute - can't people make contributions for your team online? My friend did it that way last hear. You could do a blog post and add a link to the contribution site. I think you'd raise more money than you think you would.
BTW - what power yoga DVD do you use?
Judy - I love my power yoga DVD - Bryan Kest is my power yoga guru. He's a CA guy. His website is poweryoga.com
I think you should do it, too. The Sunday bit is up to you. You should spend time praying and getting an answer. Being outside and in nature can be just as spiritual an experience as being in Church.
As far as asking for $$ count me in for $50. I support brest cancer fundraisers 100% as I have a small lump that I get checked every 6 months....so far, so good. When I went skydiving to raise money for sexual assault awareness my goal was to raise $600each year to participate, but I raised much more both times - I did have an online site and it was pretty smooth.
DO IT! It will be something you remember doing for the rest of your life.....and you get new shoes!
Just do it! I think everyone would understand about the Sunday thing. What a fun thing! You know I want to do it with you:)
I admire your desire to be involved in worthy causes! If you really wanted to be able to walk the whole distance, but not walk on Sunday, I bet there is a way you can make that distance up either before or after the big event. For some reason I just can't imagine them telling you that they wouldn't accept your efforts given in a slightly different way.
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