I just got back from a fantastic(-ally short) break in Taiwan. I can't remember the last time I actually had two full weeks of vacation and while it was definitely a nice and much needed hiatus, two weeks?? That's just cruel. It took about four days just to get used to not having anything to do, plus about three full days worth of traveling and two days of moving...oh and two days for Lake George Triathlon with the team. That left just three days of complete relaxation. Better than nothing I suppose. Vacation kind of feels like that carrot that some jerk is dangling in front of a horse just so he doesn't have to walk. In any case, three days was enough time for me to kickstart my new project: UkeRunning.
UkeRunning began with an idea I had about three years ago when I ran the VA Beach Half Marathon and ended up chasing Pac-Man, Elvis, Pikachu and a number of other interesting characters. It reminded me of the time I choked trying to drink water while running a 10k and was passed buy a guy juggling five balls. I can't juggle, but I CAN sing and play instruments, and while I'm at it, why not raise money for charity? It took until recently for me to finally set everything in motion but here we are, just under 3 weeks since the official launch of UkeRunning and we've raised $510 for breast cancer and 5 team members for the 2012 MA Komen for the Cure 5k!!!
Team UkeRunning is for anyone and everyone who wants to partake in my adventures. I would love for other musicians to join me, but the more the merrier! Our goal is simply to have fun and entertain the rest of the racers/walkers at the race (and the volunteers too!). So if you'll be around Boston on Saturday, October 20th, JOIN TODAY!!!
As a side note, I have never done this before and I'm not sure if anyone has. I've been getting creative with workouts to try to prepare myself so here's a little sneak peek:
Anyway, that's what I've been up to lately and with the continuing onslaught of PT classes, training for Komen will be my "carrot" rather than the vacation that we never really get!
P.S. A huge thank you to Jocelyn Rubin for helping me get the word out through RyanSeacrest.com! Check out the article here.
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