i’m into cross training!

hey everyone!

I’ve been at the YMCA for the past almost 4 weeks, volunteering for Camp COAST. It’s an autistic camp that my neighbor has created with the parents of her special ed pre-k children during the school year. i’ve been doing it mainly for volunteering hours, but it’s pretty fun and a good opportunity not only for the parents of these children, but also for me courtney and erica. it’s technically our last week that we agreed to but erica and i are going to come back on tuesdays and thursdays to help out. at the ymca, we’re allowed to use the gym, classes, pool, etc. i have been trying to at least cross train a couple times a week in addition to running or if i can’t run, try to get some activity in. the pool is great, because it’s an all over work out and i tried out this hip hop teen cycling class, and i loved it! it made me sweat and burn and at the same time, the minutes flew by. erica & i already signed up for next week! 

last night, katie and i went to TNT training at eddie moore. we ran 3 miles. (the week before that we ran 4). but anyway, it was a good work out also. i felt really good during it, despite the extreme heat (even at 6:30 PM)! i love having a good run, it’s so much more motivating to keep running. next week, i look forward to going back to cross country summer conditioning. i havent been because of volunteering, but i hope its not too bad, because at 8 am, you’d think it’s not as bad… but not the case, it’s still sweltering hot outside! my plan is to go on mondays and wednesdays, and volunteer on tues/thurs, cycling on wed from 5 to 6, tnt on tues/sat, run whenever possible. i really feel like i gotta keep in shape… well more like get in shape. i felt so much more toned and thinner last summer!! :/

on the fundraising front, today i got $100 from a parent at camp COAST and $25 from my academic coach at school (ms. hoffman!), but that still doesn’t mean i’m anywhere close to where i need to be by august 8! we’re planning to stand in front of publix soon and get some more fundraisers in july, hopefully. katie has a yard sale in orlando in the 3rd weekend of july, so if you happen to be in that area, stop by! 

well, i’m gonna go relax a little, since i’ve been out and about all day. keep that support coming, i’m always super excited when i get money into my account (i called my dad at work today because i was so excited, haha)!

 

later,

hilary