"Where's Summer B?"

I know, summer is supposed to be done and over with last week, but after running Tuesday evening in 32 degree weather, if feels like it has never left. Of course that was Tuesday and it's now Thursday and feeling more and more like fall every second. This my friends is good for the running!!!

Tuesday was a little rough, as I hadn't ran in temps like that in a couple weeks, so I'm glad it's cooling off again.

It's been a while since my last post, so I'll let you know that the Putt for Diabetes event raised just under $1000, and the last time I checked my amounts I was short about $150 of my goal of $6200. This means I can concentrate on my running from now until Dec. 9. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the cause last Thursday.

Anyhow, I'll write more later...to be honest, I'm feeling a little uninspired right at this moment, and really don't want to be sitting in front of a computer.

Check back in a few days.

Will

The worlds 7,698,345th fastest man...

...could possibly be me, but I highly doubt it considering I just picked that number out of the air. What I do know is that Sandy (trainer extrodinaire) had me running 14km/h Wednesday afternoon on the treadmill. Think about it next time you're in your car...it's pretty freakin' fast man!!!

I wanted to let you all know about a big fundraiser happening in just under a week. It's Putt for Diabetes, and you should totally come out. Click on the image of the poster to enlarge it, or check the deets here...
Putt for Diabetes
Thursday September 20th
Mini Golf Course @ the Quinte Mall, Belleville
Come Anytime Between 4-9PM
$5 per person
Tons of Great Prizes
All Proceeds to the Canadian Diabetes Association

It's going to be a great night of fun for a great cause...even if you've only got 20 minutes to putt a quick round stop by and you'll still be entered for some prizes. Hope to see you all out there next week.

Back to my training for a second...besides running 14km/h during my lactate test on Wednesday I also got some results and my training speeds have increased again, so in short, I'm faster, so we'll have to see what this means in a little less than 3 months when the big race day arrives...I've got to admit, it's getting a little scary now. L8r.

Will

When it rains it pours...

I just got back from the wettest run I've ever had in my entire life, and I've gotta tell you...I freakin' loved it!!! I don't think I could have ran another 3 hours in soaking we shoes, but 1 hour was okay. If you don't like getting wet and you think to yourself...I can beat the rain and get a good run in before it hits...don't listen...just wait until the storm passes. On the other hand if you're not sure if you hate running in the rain, then give it a shot...just don't blame me if it sucks!

So today was a good run - 7.5 miles in 60 minutes, but Saturday was even beter...18 miles (29 km) in 3 hours which included my warmup and cooldown. I ran from my house in Belleville up River Rd. through Corbyville into Foxboro on Harmony Rd. and back down Hwy 62 into Belleville, and still had an hour to go, so I just ran around Belleville some more. So far most people's response to this is that I'm insane...maybe I am! I've got to admit, I felt pretty shitty right after, but was fine by Saturday night. I don't think I was taking enough gels, so I'll have to adjust that next time.

It feels great to have had 3 out of 3 phenomenal runs in the past 4 days for a total of 29.5 miles (47.5 km).

Here's something I haven't done in a while...some choice cuts from the past few runs...
Lenny Kravitz - Stop Draggin Around
Beastie Boys - Off the Grid
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Drunk Teenagers
Queens of the Stone Age - 3's and 7's
LCD Soundsystem - All My Friends
Lupe Fiasco - I Gotcha
Theivery Corporation - Warning Shots

Also, I've got to mention something here although he knows it...Brock is the freakin' man!!! For those of you that don't know, Brock had to drop out of Team Diabetes, but he decided to transfer all of the funds he had raised to date to my campaign...unbelievable generosity. Thanks man, it definately won't be the same in Honolulu without you!!!

I've got another lactate test tomorrow...I'll share the results with you later in the week.

Will

The Simple Life...

Good morning!

I say good morning, as right now it's 5AM where I'm sitting, but more about that later.

A couple of weeks ago I held a barbecue fundraiser at the Blessington Store for my Team Diabetes campaign. Just to be clear, no, it wasn't as lucrative as some people (including myself) thought it might be, but it's all good. We managed to raise over $400 on the weekend, which is $400 that I wouldn't have raised if I had just hung out playing Guitar Hero all weekend.
I made some good contacts, got some exposure, and spent some quality time with my dad. I've gotta tell you though, if you ever need to go somewhere to get away from everything, Blessington is the place to go...everyone there is super easy going, you'd almost guess they were all potheads they're so laid back, but they're just farmers, and nice people who don't let the little things get to them. If only we could all be so chilled all the time.

Anyhow, big thanks to the Sartoretto Family for your support that weekend, I really do appreciate it. Plus thanks to my dad who worked his ass off Friday and Saturday as everyone else was working, and to Brock for helping me out on Sunday. I also need to thank my bro in law Murray for lending me his canopy's, which mother nature decided to scoop up and demolish like little bitches...luckily for me, Murray is a very understanding guy. Oh crap, I almost forgot to thank everyone who donated raffle prizes - Quinte Broadcasting (thanks Lorne), The Blessington Store, Mom, and Aunt Chris who donated the big prize, the bistro set.

Okay, so now to the reason why it's been 3 weeks since my last post, and why I'm writing this one at 5AM. The short version...I'm a little stressed out my friends. Now, I don't really want to get into too many details as I don't want anyone thinking I'm crazy, but essentially that weekend in Blessington was an eye opener to the fact that the fundraising part of this is definitely harder then anyone gives it credit for. You would think that running 50 kilometres per week would be a little more difficult then raising money for a charitable organization, but it's really not!!! At this point I've got less then 2 months to reach my fundraising goal, which is really not a lot of time. Now, I have no doubt in my mind that I will achieve this, but it's not going to be easy.

Combine the above with the fact that I've got a crapload going on at work as my career seems to be taking off (which is a good thing, just bad timing), Amy just started back to school and is working as well so we can continue to eat, I have to find a new hair product as they've discontinued the one I've been using for the past 3 years (this could be harder then fundraising), and here's the thing I've been avoiding writing about...Brock is officially out. Put it all together and you've got a Will with a lot of effing shit on his mind...effing shit that wakes him from his sleep at 5AM. I don't want to go into detail as to why Brock is out, but to put it short, he's got more on his mind then I do, so it's the best decision for him. As for me...please do not be concerned (that's for my Nana), those who know me, know that I always seems to pull through the shit smelling like roses, and quite frankly I get off on it...not literally, that'd be a little perverted and pretty sick, but you know what I mean.

BTW...I ran over 200km last month, and am already over 30km for this month, so yes, I'm still running.

I promise I'll try not to get too heavy again...just needed to vent...thanks for reading!

Will