Ebay Auction Ends and I'm on the Run Again!

Special thanks to Auburn University President Jay Gogue and his dear wife, Susie, for donating a football signed by Coach Tommy Tuberville himself. It was on Ebay for a couple of weeks, sold last night, and helped me get closer to my fundraising goal and making progress toward research for a cure to blood-related cancer. I am grateful that they decided to join my team. And in the words of my good friend Stephen Colbert (we are joined at the hip, like Rush Limbaugh and anti-gun control), "And so can you!" Just click here. Also, please tell your friends about http://carl4dublin4lls.blogspot.com/ and encourage them to take a stand with you against cancer.

Good news from my primary care physician and physical therapist. My hip injury is healing and I should be up and running again. I of course need to watch it closely, keep up good running form, getting rest, eating right and hydrating, but there doesn't appear to be anything serious. So expect some good things from me now.

Warmest regards (Dem and Repub alike! Its OK Mr.Colbert, we can have bi-partisan friendships--on our own terms, of course). By the way did you notice that if you left th "r" out of the word, it becomes fiendship? Not what we are about here . . .

Soon to be on local NPR station

On August 26th, I will be interviewed on WTSU, the local NPR station for southeastern Alabama and some of Georgia and Florida. I will be talking with Carolyn Hutcheson on her 12:00 PM talk show, Community Focus. Check back here for more information and to donate to Team In Training.

Haning in there

I am still struggling with the hip injury. I went to the doctor today and will be visiting a physical therapist on Thursday to see what is going on. I got plenty of rest through the weekend, but Monday's run was pretty rough. Today I cross trained with swimming which actually went well and didn't aggravate things. I am confident I will get this resolved. I won't give up and hope you won't either. If you would like to help me keep up with the fundraising portion while the doctors help me with this, please click here. Pass the words on to your friends as well. Thanks!

Hip Injury--ouch!

Minor setback. Got a hip injury on my front right hip. I think it is a classic case of tendonitis. Taking it easy and icing. I actually had it on both hips at the end of last week, but the one side healed so I have hope this one will with a little rest. Low impact cross training and stretching will come in handy here. Not giving up.

AORTA

Well, I had a great week that ended with a run with the Auburn-Opelika Running and Track Association (AORTA, http://www.auburnrunning.org/). What a great group! You out to check them out if you are ever in town.

Becuase I am so far away from any local chpater of the Leukiemia and Lymphoma Society (Atlanta or Birmingham) I joined the Virtual Team in Training (VTNT) where I keep in touch with my coaches and the LLS staff via e-mail and conference calls. While it is convenient to not have to travel and to train on my own, it can be a little lonely at times. AORTA has a number of TNT alumni and even former coaches and I appreciated their encouragement and comaraderie this morning. Tracy gave me my first warm greeting and Robin pulled me in on the homestretch to complete this morning's 10 miles--the furthest I have ever run at one time. Thanks y'all. I know that I have a long way to go before I do 26 miles, but help like that will keep me on schedule.

Now onto fundraising. You kan help me with that by clicking here.

Up and Running!

Pun Intended! I think I finally figured out blogging. This is my first, and I might have set things up differently in hindsight, but I think it gets the job done.

Here you will find information about my progress toward Dublin. You can find out more about my training schedule, fundraising progress and other tidbits. Please check back here often.