I'm going to need your help:)

Hello!  So I have some wonderful news!!!  Grandville HS has agreed to let me use their track and facilities to organize a run/walk athon!  I am still waiting to hear the exact date, but probably sometime in late April, on a Saturday.  They have given us permission to use their bathrooms, their track, they have water, ice, and very big water jugs we can use.  I just have to provide the cups.  Also, they suggested I turn one of their locker rooms into the "aid station".  They also have an AED on site that will be there in case we need it - hopefully not!  So I have a lot of planning to do!!  I am going to need some volunteers to help me, I will keep you updated on everything and the areas I need help.  I am hoping to have a food station as well.  The track has 8 lanes, there will be separate lanes designated for running or walking.  The goal is to have the runners/walkers raise money before the big day - they can get donations from friends/family members; such as a monetary donation, or they can donate per lap, or per mile, whichever the walker/runner feels they would like to do.  I am hoping to have the event last for about 4 hours.  I think it would be fine if people would like to get a relay team together as well.  I am pretty open so far for ideas and I do not know exactly how it will all work yet!

I am hoping for a late April day because it will be a few weeks before the Riverbank Run.  I think it would be a great opportunity for runners training for the Riverbank to come and do their last or close to last long run on the track!

Well, yesterday was a day off after my long run on Sunday.  This morning was boot camp again, luckily inside, out of the sleet and slush!  We did mile repeats again, 3 sets of them.  That is a great workout and it's really nice to see how you improve week to week.  This week I was about 10 sec faster than last week:)  On Thursday we are set up to do a hill workout - I will let you know how that goes!  Don will be leading us on Thursday and he is usually a little tough:)  (which we like!)

Thanks for reading and let me know if you have any advice, comments, or questions about the run/walkathon!  I would really appreciate it!