World Lupus Day

Woah, I just realized that World Lupus Day is in two days. If I'm really interested in raising money, this would be a great attention getter. I'd anticipated doing some press releases later in the summer, but this might be a good attention getting event. Time is short though...

For more information on World Lupus Day go here.

Kicking it in gear

8 miles today. This was the first day when it felt really hot. 12 ounces won't cut it anymore. Overall though it was a good run.

I'm turning in my grades tomorrow so that means more time for fundraising and more time for training. You will note that I have overhauled the website a bit. I wanted to give space to those businesses who have helped sponsor me and found a cool link to the donation website.

The cool news is that it looks like Scott Sigler is going to help me design a shirt to help promote his books and is in exchange going to help send traffic to my donations site. This is no small favor either--Scott had over 30,000 people listening to his last podcast. There is a New York Times article about him that you can read here.

Seriously, I think his fan-based grassroots approach to publishing is a solid one and a refreshing change from the conglomerates dominating mainstream media. Go to www.amazon.com and order copies of his books "Earthcore" and "Ancestor." They are independently published and good summer reads for science fiction fans. Or just buy them because Scott is a nice guy and supporting my run.

16 miles and counting

16 miles today at Shiawassee. The weather was awesome although windy. Hardly anyone was at the wildlife reserve, which was odd since the weather was so nice and it was packed when we were there a couple of weeks ago. My feet felt a little sore after running on the gravel even though I switched back to my Nikes. This is good information though as the race is going to be on trails so I will definitely need to look for a more sturdy shoe soon.

I think that I finally figured out that I underpronate and need a cushioned shoe. Er, at least I think that is the kind of shoe I'm supposed to be looking for. My foot rolls to the outside so my shoes wear on the outer edge, but not too bad, which is why I can get away with the minimalist shoes I've been wearing.

The big news is that I have been in contact with Scott Sigler and he definitely sounds interested in coordinating something to help raise money for Lupus. Scott, you rock.

For everyone else, if you are at all a science fiction fan, I highly recommend that you start listening to Scott's podcasts (http://scottsigler.podshow.com). I think that T-shirts may be in the works--I'll keep you all updated.

Holli and I are also planning a garage sale soon and are planning on donating the proceeds to the lupus foundation. We're considering making it a free garage sale with suggested donations for each item.

Quick post

9 miles on Friday. It was really windy, which slowed me down quite a bit. I like running with Elliott, but lets just say that the jogging stroller is hardly aerodynamic. I figure its sort of like running on hills, which is good since there aren't any around here. Meeting a colleague at Shiawasee this afternoon for a long run. I'll probably run 5 miles or so with Elliott and Casey before heading over there.

I've got this t-shirt idea to help raise money. I'll keep you all posted as I get the details figured out.

Grading

I went just over 7 miles on Wednesday. We had some thundershowers on tuesday so I decided to skip my regular running day. The funny thing is the dog spent the morning very much under foot all morning. I'm convinced that he knew what day it was.

Anyway, it was a bit cool and I mistimed my loops so I was only up to 7 miles when I came back by the house so I decided to call it a day even though it was a mile short of my goal. Sorry, this is a brief update. I have a pile of papers to grade before next week. The end of school is finally in sight!