Mary Sailors - Destination Bold Hawaii 2010
Mary Sailors fundraising for Bolder Options
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In Dec 2010 I will be running the Honolulu Marathon to raise money for Bolder Options as part of Destination Bold team to help at risk kids.
As many of you may know, I spent last year as a mentor to a young girl through Bolder Options in Minneapolis, MN. Bolder is a running and biking mentorship where at risk youth ages 9-14 are matched with a mentor.
Jewel and I have been out of the program for nearly a year, this is a picture of her graduation from Bolder Options! It was a great night and it was so rewarding to see her follow through and finish the program! CONGRATS to the graduate!!
The running, healthy lifestyle and goal setting meetings were always the easy part--we loved hanging out, running and having fun with others. TIME was the issue. A year long commitment to a program where we met once a week to run, talk about school, and attend healthy lifestyle meetings was a lot to ask of a young girl with a lot of other concerns on her mind.
It took true staying power to keep the relationship consistent and see the program through-- but we had that determination. For my part, I needed to show her too that I was in it for the long haul. Even if we miss a meeting or a run one week, we just keep getting together and doing the next step, determined to finish.
I am a number of weeks into my Marathon training now and I have to have the same kind of staying power. I was dealing with injury and am now training strong, but know that even if I miss a day or miss a run, I need to continue on in my training or I won't be prepared for that 26.2 in December.
Pressing toward my physical GOAL--my race! And pressing toward the goal that you are all helping me with-- raising $3500.00 for Bolder Options! If we press on with staying power we will meet our goal!
That goal of $3500.00 will allow one child through the program for a full year. Can YOU give today? With persistence in giving we can reach our goal of fundraising and our goal of making a difference in the lives of kids in Minnesota!
You can follow my journey and Marathon training at my blog Fit this, girl, http://www.fitthisgirl.com/ !!
THANK YOU for donating and happy running!!
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