Sorry for the Delay Folks!

The last two weeks have not been conducive for devoting myself to running. I was out of town for the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit VII and then last week we had a death in the family so I was in Colorado.  It's not just that I was out of town but that my schedule while out of town was tight. Now that I'm through it, I have no excuse for not picking up my routine again.

Last night I ran 1.4 miles. It sounds kind of pathetic, but I am starting to feel stronger (in that area of my leg). It's hard to describe how the leg can feel weak (not the muscles). I'm feeling like I can put more weight or pressure on my leg now. So I pushed beyond a little bit last night to test it. If it hurt afterwards then I would pull back. Honestly, my leg feels alright, but my muscles are feeling it - which is indicator to me (now that I've learned my lesson) to hang out at this distance for just a bit.

So here we go! Back on track!

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Off and Running!

It's not much, but I ran 1/2 a mile yesterday! :o) That sounds pretty pathetic actually, but I started off hearing the doctor's voice saying, "start off with 1/4 of a mile...if that feels okay, do that for a couple of weeks then do 1/2 a mile for a couple of weeks." Folks, that's just crazy.

I honestly feel fantastic. There's absolutely no discomfort in my leg.I will stay at 1/2 a mile for at least a week while my muscles and tendons all get used to it, but this "1/4 of a mile for two weeks" is bogus. Sorry, Doc.

So, though it looks like nothing, it's a very promising start! Better than I had hoped.

Fundraising Stats - Amazing!

Only a few days in, nearly half of the fundraising goal has been met. Thank you so much to those of you who are supporting this, monetarily or in prayer.

My fundraising goal:

$750.00

Money raised to date:
$340.00

Wanted to share this email message with you...

This Sunday, May 1st, over 500 Abolitionists are hitting their streets, gyms, pools, and yoga mats to get in shape and raise money & awareness about child trafficking. Tread on Trafficking is an 8 week virtual event where those working out can ask sponsors to support them for miles or hours they "tread." Tread on Trafficking has already raised $20,000 this year and it hasn't even begun yet; we're off to a fabulous start! What's made Tread on Trafficking so awesome, though, are the Treaders: people who just want to do something, who are passionate to make a change in their lives and in the lives of children. We wanted to share with you a story from one Treader, Dawna Lamson:

 

Progress!! Just in Time.

I cycled a couple of days ago...and it went very well!  Yes, it was at a low level because I knew that I needed to take a baby step, but it went very well. I'm encouraged to keep going.

Sunday is the big day! I won't push it, but I feel confident (not only by the cycling but the way my leg feels stronger) that I will be able to do a little bit. I will start slow as the doctor told me to - because I don't want this to go on and on.

Thank you for your prayers! Even a week ago, I was concerned that I wouldn't be able to get started on May 1st, but I feel much better since then.

Onward and upward!!

Jen

The Wild World of Pledging

I understand the hesitation to pledge. Who knows how many miles or how many hours I will run!?

Pledging money is a good way to make me work for it. Starting off, I'm not going to be able to put in a lot of miles or hours. I guarantee that. However, over the eight weeks, I plan to increase my time and distance. How much? I can't be quite sure because I'm not sure how it will go with my leg. I will ceratinly do what I can.

I may only be able to do one or two miles a week starting off. I'm afraid that may be true. (Please pray for healing!) In the end, I'd like to be doing at least four miles a week. That's pretty modest and trying to take the doctor's orders into account. Over all, I want to log at least twenty miles over the eight weeks.

So while the argument may be that pledging money could get really expensive, that's not necessarily true. I hope that this will give you an idea of what I'm hoping to do. I would like to do more, but I can't be sure what will happen.

I am also completely open to someone pledging X amount of dollars up to X number of miles. For example: $5 a mile, up to twenty miles. I'm good with that. I just appreciate your support.

God bless you and keep you,
Jen

To learn more about trafficking or Love146, visit their website at http://www.love146.org/.

To make a one-time gift, visit my donation page at http://Love146.kintera.org/tread/jenmellick.

To make a pledge, visit the Pledges & One-Time Gifts page here on my blog.

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