Force of Soles Fundraising

FORCE OF SOLES BAKE SALE(s) SCHEDULED!
Saturday, July 3, 10 AM-3 PM
Lowe's, Windward Parkway, Alpharetta

Saturday, July 17, 10 AM-3 PM
Sam's Club, Mansell Road, Alpharetta

STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE UPCOMING FORCE OF SOLES' SOCIAL WITH SILENT AUCTION IN AUGUST...

Please contact me if you have an item(s), tickets, art, anything you'd like to donate to our silent auction. Also looking for a place to hold our event. Suggestions welcome!

BeltLine 5K, Saturday, June 26 – 57:35

The BeltLine 5K Race went well today... I finished with a time of 57:35. :) Woohoo!! ;) My previous times have been 1 hour; 17 minutes). So I'm very proud! ;) Especially given how little time I've had to train this week! ;(

Alisha was about 38 minutes (I think). ;) It was really fun!

The best part was today was a painless experience! ;) I stretched very carefully pre-race and had absolutely NO issues during the event (that explains my improved time)! ;) My new shoes are a great contributor to my fabulous experience today, too, I'm sure! ;)

Started out mostly towards the back of the crowd (which was very small, I'm guessing about 200 racers). Alisha and Sid were quickly gone and I found myself walking alone. Which is quite interesting. I'm finding I'm not a fan of walking alone too much... And since SGK doesn't allow headphones during the 3-Day, I'm training without such devices...

I enjoy a few minutes of quiet, alone time to reflect and gain inner perspective, but soon I get bored and begin to focus too much on how far I've gone and how much I have left to finish the race... I carefully keep my eyes peeled for every mile marker I pass and mentally "check".

This was my experience today until I near the 1 mile marker and look up to see a small kid standing there wearing a race number obviously waiting... Immediately, I wonder who he's waiting for and realize I'm quite a distance from the rest of the pack (both in front of me and behind me). And I think, "Yeah for me, I'm not last! haha" I wonder whether he's waiting for his mother or if he's decided he's "done" already... But I smile and say "hi" as I pass him and don't ask questions.

A few minutes later (maybe .25 miles later), I look up to see this same little boy passing me alone... So this time I ask... "Are you walking alone or with your family/parents?" He tells me his sister is ahead of him and his mother is behind him somewhere that he tried to wait for her but didn't see her, so he was moving on... We chat for a minute and I tell him he is welcome to walk with me for a while if he'd like... So he agrees! ;)

He tells me his name is "Malik" and he's 10 years old. His mom works for the BeltLine and she's doing this walk for work. He was very sweet and kept me quite entertained as we walked. Several times, his phone would ring as someone (mom or sister) was checking on him and I heard him tell someone he'd made a friend as was walking with her. ;) That made me smile...

We'd just made it past the two mile marker, when Malik tells me, "I don't think I can do this anymore! I've never walked so much in my life!" It was all I could do not to stop right there and fall out laughing! He was sooo funny and bless his heart, he meant it! ;) I told him he was my walking buddy and he COULD do it cause WE were gonna do it together! He promised to try... :) And by golly, he did it! And so did I! ;)

A walking buddy makes all the difference in the world. It puts a spring in your step and keeps you going... I want to thank my little buddy, Malik, for being here for me yesterday! ;) It was a good day!


Post race, Alisha and I walked the 1 mile back to the start line to get some extra walking in this week and then walked the park another mile or so before heading back home! ;) So, all-in-all, about a 5 mile day! ;)


Next week's Peachtree (10K) should be interesting in the heat... But I'm gonna try! My start time will be 8:55 AM (whew). Sure wish I was much earlier!

BeltLine 5K, Saturday, June 26

Pre-Race Pics

Alisha & Me at the BeltLine 5K Start Line

Sid & Alisha waiting to start the race

Art in the Park

Training, Wednesday, June 23

Tonight, Marilee, Andrew and I walked 4 miles along the Alpharetta Greenway! :) It was awesome and the shady trail made it a very pleasant walk! The best part... I didn't experience my usual ankle/shin pains! ;)

I'm totally ready for the BeltLine 5K this Saturday in Southwest Atlanta! ;)


Donation updates: I received two more checks today! I'm now up to $1,740! I'm soo happy and grateful to everyone for your donations! Please keep them coming! I'm now only $560 from the minimum $2,300 which will allow me to walk in October! ;) THANK YOU!

Ultimate goal is to raise a minimum of $3,300 per team member. Our team goal is $30,000. We're getting there thanks to all of you!!

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Force of Soles Fundraising – T-Shirt SPONSORSHIP

We are accepting corporate sponsorships and product donations for silent auctions and fundraising events. Please contact me if interested!

3-Day T-Shirt Sponsorships are now available! We'll wear these T-Shirts 60 miles during the Atlanta event, October 22-24, 2010 and your company logo will be seen by thousands.

WNBA Atlanta Dream Tickets Available

Special thanks to our GENEROUS donor for these awesome tickets. All proceeds go to Susan G Komen For the Cure.

Force of Soles Fundraising

WNBA Atlanta Dream Tickets Available
for Select Home Games @ Philips Arena

$90/PAIR
(face value $60 ea)

1. Wednesday, June 23rd @ noon
2. Sunday, June 27th @ 3:00pm
3. Tuesday, June 29th @ 7:00pm
4. Thursday, July 1st @ 7:00pm
5. Saturday, July 3rd @ 7:00pm
6. Wednesday, July 7th @ 7:00pm
7. Sunday, July 25th @ 3:00pm
8. Sunday, August 1st @ 3:00pm
9. Tuesday, August 3rd @ 7:30pm
10. Tuesday, August 10th @ 7:00pm
11. Friday, August 13th @ 7:00pm
12. Tuesday, August 17th @ 7:00pm
13. Sunday, August 22nd @ 3:00pm

Tickets are for Row A, Row D and Row M. All seats are in the Club Level (exclusive level with restaurants like Buckhead Diner, Atlanta Fish Market, Nava and premium bars)

Please contact Carrie if interested and for availability, designaf@mindspring.com.

CONGRATS TO MARILEE

I'm VERY proud to announce one of our team members, Marilee, has already reached her
$2,300 minimum! Go Marilee! ;) Keep it up girl!

We're on our way! ;)

Special thanks to Angela for her SECOND donation toward my fundraising efforts! THANK YOU!!!

Training, Wednesday, June 16

Scheduled training for Tuesday, June 15 was STORMED (thunder/lightning/CRAZY rain) out so I postponed to Wednesday night. I was all by myself. And GOD it was HOT! And HOT! :( The heat really got me too... Ugh...

To make matters worse, that night I woke up in the WORST SWEAT to discover our AC went out! Ugh! When it rains, it pours! Sure could use some rain to cool things down a bit...