Thanks to all who have donated to my fund raising effort for the multiple myeloma research foundation! Steady progress has been made to the $2,500 goal. I am grateful for any and all amounts pledged. Every penny is earned mile after mile each week! The more money donated the more motivation I have each time I run. Thank you!

I am registered to run the Bronx half-marathon on 8/15/10 and the ING NYC Marathon 20 mile training run on 8/28/10. These will be excellent primers for the real thing on 11/7/10 and will help to gauge my progress since I started long distance training.

7/31/10 - Did an excellent 10 miles in the morning in Montclair at a steady pace down Highland Rd to Normal around the reservoir to Watchung to the Parkway back up to Valley Road. The heat was not bad on this day.

8/4/10 - Ran a 7 mile abbreviated version of the Montclair route laid out above. Montclair heights has many gorgeous homes in bucolic streets which are ideal for training. Completed this run at a steady as well.

8/6/10 - Ran the same 10 mile route as described on 7/31/10 in Montclair, NJ. There can be no avoidance of putting in the mileage if I am going to be successful on race day.