I am so excited!  Today is the first pickup for our t-shirts for a 5K turkey trot which is a "Life with Cancer" fundraiser.

This is just my second 5K charity run after MO forced me into "retirement"

I am so looking forward to it and hope to break into the 35's.  I did a practice run last week and at was 35:56...so if I can get ANYWHERE into the 35s I will be so happy because I will have dropped a minute in a month.

Looking into how to make a 5K run playlist on my mp3 player.  Nothing but fast songs to help me through!

For those thinking about getting into exercise, how about a 5K or 2K walk for a charity on thanksgiving day. You can be thankful because you are now thin enough to do the walk and the charity can be thankful for a bit more $$$ in its coffers.

Everyone wins, is happy, and thankful for the blessings they have.

Have a great time! I am loving your new avatar!

Jen

Thank you Jenorama!  I am a bit nervous as this race holds up to 4K people. QUite different from the one my work sponsored. But it is a cancer fundraiser..so off I go.

I am doing the Jingle Bell Run for Arthritis on December 6th which is a 5k also. It means a lot to me to be thin enough to walk it,especially because I have had rheumatoid arthritis for 30+ years. I can't run because of my knee replacements(a big no no) but do walk as fast as some people run!

Proud of you Karen!  I am glad you walk and support a charity.

You probably walk as fast as I jog. I am typically jogging around 12:18!  

:)

Enjoy your walk and your thinness and the easier mobility it brings!

So exciting! I am doing a 2 mile turkey trot on thanksgiving. It is put on by a local grocery store so all the finishers receive a pumpkin pie. Will definately  be donating that to a shelter! Excited to be able to jog ( very slowly) this distance! I have so much to be thankful this year!

I am so proud of you for getting out there and doing it and making the holiday about something other (maybe even BETTER) than feasting.

Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks..yet at least in my family, it was all about food food and more food.  I see this in some of my friends (who has the better turkey..the wife or the MIL? Why does a party of 7 (two of which are tots) need TWO freaking huge turkeys?)

So I am glad that you are doing the run and donating the pie!  It will be appreciated at the shelter.

When I was alone in grad school (far from family), I often donated my time on thanksgiving day and Xmas day to the soup kitchens so the people could have a good breakfasts and dinners.  Despite their hard cir****tances, the people where always so nice, happy and thankful.  

Blessings to you NolaLola

I'm about the same as you in run time and surgery time! I love the app Rock my Run!. It has great free playlists upto 60 minutes. I use many of them weekly! 

Does the app supply the music?

I dont have a smart phone. I have a tablet (cuz it connects to my wifi for free).

You are making me want one!! I just hate the idea of paying for data...

Tell me more about rock my run!