Stats

Days to go: 79 (22%)

Miles completed today: 4

Total miles completed overall: 816 (82%)

Miles to go: 185 (18%)

Miles required per day to meet goal: 2.3 

Total time run today: 29 minutes, 4 seconds

Total time run overall: 4 days, 4 hours, 14 minutes and 9 seconds

Average time/mile today: 7 minutes, 16 seconds

Average time/mile overall: 7 minutes, 22 seconds

Total Pledges to date: $10,229.32

Pledges/mile to date: $10.22/mile

Money raised to date: $8,339.52

Day Two Hundred Eighty-Eight Notes

Having run 12 straight days, I decided to take the day off yesterday to recoup a little energy. It paid off. Even though it was already close to 80 by the time I got out the door, I felt great. Mississippi Avenue was closed for the Mississippi Street Fair, so I ran its length right down the yellow dividing line, dodging vendors and setup crews as they readied themselves for the crowds.

My mother accompanied our entire family to the fair a few hours after my run. It was like a mini Oregon Country Fair, featuring cool crafts, art (although not as much as I would have liked) and great food, including a number of shave ice stands which were perfect for the 90+ degree afternoon.

Stats

Days to go: 81 (22%)

Miles completed today: 3

Total miles completed overall: 812 (81%)

Miles to go: 189 (19%)

Miles required per day to meet goal: 2.3 

Total time run today: 22 minutes, 12 seconds

Total time run overall: 4 days, 3 hours, 45 minutes and 5 seconds

Average time/mile today: 7 minutes, 24 seconds

Average time/mile overall: 7 minutes, 22 seconds

Total Pledges to date: $10,229.32

Pledges/mile to date: $10.22/mile

Money raised to date: $8,298.64

Day Two Hundred Eighty-Six Notes

I am tired, and I ran like it today. I need a day off or a long sleep. I need a weekend of no web hacks.

Stats

Days to go: 82 (22%)

Miles completed today: 3

Total miles completed overall: 809 (81%)

Miles to go: 192 (19%)

Miles required per day to meet goal: 2.3 

Total time run today: 22 minutes, 3 seconds

Total time run overall: 4 days, 3 hours, 22 minutes and 53 seconds

Average time/mile today: 7 minutes, 21 seconds

Average time/mile overall: 7 minutes, 22 seconds

Total Pledges to date: $10,229.32

Pledges/mile to date: $10.22/mile

Money raised to date: $8,267.98

Day Two Hundred Eighty-Five Notes

I decided during my run today that turning 40 is not a year long process for me; it is a multi-year process. I first started to have thoughts that I would not be in my 30's forever a couple of years ago when I turned 37. Now, it is a rare day that I do not fret about January 17, 2009. I know that a part of my obsession is fueled bu memories of my father's first heart attack at age 40, but it would be too easy, too heavy handed, too lazy to focus solely on that cause-effect relationship. If that were the only reason I am obsessed with turning 40, or even the main reason, I would have been counting down the days to 40 from that awful afternoon in 1980 when I stood at my dad's bedside in the ICU when he looked as though he would never rise to standing again.