There's still time!

This is Liz again, and I’d like to help my awesome husband raise the rest of his funds for the Alzheimer’s Association. The race is over, but you still have time to make a tax-deductible donation to help out his team! His goal is $5000, and he has until FRIDAY 8/31 to raise the rest ($1838). To help him achieve this goal, I will be completing smaller components of the Ironman race myself – according to the donations! Now the toughest part of Ironman, for both of us, is the swim. I’ve been doing a little swimming lately, so I’m not totally out of shape. However, I will tell you that it’s tiring, and (let’s just be honest): BORING. Sorry if you’re a swimmer and you disagree, but I’d much rather be taking in some beautiful scenery on my bike! Ok, so now that you know that about me, here is my proposal. I will swim either in the pool at 24-Hour Fitness, which is a 25 meter lane (1 lap = 50 meters), or at Bayshore in Long Beach, which is the equivalent of a 1/2 mile lane (so out/back is 1mi, out/back twice is 2mi). The open water swim is a group workout on Wednesday mornings, and my running club is on Wednesday evenings, 3 hours after work, so the more donations, the higher possibility that I will be adding running & cycling to the menu! So here’s the breakdown. If x amount of money is raised by 8/31 (on the left), I will complete the workout (on the right):

$50    1mi swim (33 pool laps)

   This is fairly easy for me, and I’ve done it recently.

$100  1mi swim (33 pool laps): non-stop

   I usually rest at least every 5 laps!

$150  1mi open water swim

   I haven’t done this in about 6 years.

$250   2mi swim (66 pool laps)

   I’ve never done this distance!

$500   2mi swim (66 pool laps): non-stop

   It’s so tempting to rest at the side…

$750   2mi open water swim

   The longest open water swim I’ve done was 1.2mi, in a race.

$1000 2mi open water swim @6am

           5mi run @6:30pm

   I haven’t done a double workout in a while!

$1500 2mi open water swim @6am

           20mi bike @4:30pm

           5mi run @6:30pm

   I haven’t done all 3 sports in one day since March, let alone including my farthest swim ever!

$1838 Triathlon race simulation @Newport Dunes:

           2mi open water swim

           30mi bike

           8mi run

   No resting between workouts, trying to beat Greg’s Ironman transition times!

So there it is! Which workout will I be doing? It’s up to you… Every contribution counts towards the total!

P.S. A huge thanks to all our friends & family who supported Greg’s race already, either financially or through prayer. He couldn’t have done it without you!