I haven’t really told any of you this, but I figure now is as good a time as any. (No – I’m not pregnant). My BIG news is….
I’m training to run a 10K.
I’m going to drop everything for cancers below the waist and run in The Underwear Affair ’09 on August 29, 2009. Yes – I’m going to run 10K through the streets of Toronto in my underwear 
Mom – aren’t you so proud of me?
For the past couple of months I’ve quietly been chugging out kilometre after kilometre in the heat on my lunches at work. On Tuesday I did my longest run in over a year: 6.85 Km. It felt absolutely incredible! And I’m so glad to be back – I *almost* feel like my old self again. My run was so good on Tuesday that I fell asleep in Sierra’s bed next to her while putting her to bed – LOL!
Today I totally persevered and ran despite not packing any socks in my gym bag. Did you know that running without socks messes your feet right-the-hell-up? I am now sporting an entire box of band-aids on my feet. I’m ok with it though ’cause I managed to run 5K before the pain caused me to stop.
Today’s run reminded me of a great quote that I want to share with you:
You can’t hit a home run unless you step up to the plate. You can’t catch a fish unless you put your line in the water. You can’t reach your goals if you don’t try.
Kathy Seligman
So go on now everyone – get out there, try and persevere! If I can do it, so can you!
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That’s awesome J!
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In your underwear? OMG! Please don’t wear a thong!
I am very proud of you but will disown you if you wear a thong!
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And don’t forget to wear your socks!
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Good for you!! Get some nice new non-chafing underwear!!
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Hi Janice,
Train hard, and good luck on the run! ~ Steve, the trade show guru
For some reason I first read “pregnant” instead of “not pregnant”… which I hear can happen if you run around a lot in your underwear.
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Go for it! Oh, and make sure it’s *clean* underwear
In your underwear?! Now that is a new twist!
Will there be pictures from the race?
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I think you SHOULD run in your underwear! Think about it – this is a fundraiser, right? And you want to raise as much money as possible for this worthy cause, right? Who WOULDN’T pay to see you run in your underware??? Heck, I’D pay to see that! Even if you decide not to run in your underwear, I’ll still support ya – just let me know when, where and how! BTW – I ran the Canada Day Whitby Waterfront race in Brooklin, which was a 5 miler/8 km and posted another PB – 49:37! Woo Hoo