Running for Grammy - Week 8 of Training

** Please help me reach my fundraising goal of £300 for Alzheimer's Society by donating on my Just Giving page here: https://www.justgiving.com/Aubree-Wisley-HalfMarathon-7June2015/ **

This is a conversation that happened in our house Monday night.....

Luke: How far are you running tomorrow morning?

Me: 5 miles

Luke: Phew!

Me: Yeah - my long runs have now become my short runs.

But instead of running 5 miles - I ran 6.27.  And my running partner Alice ended up at 8 miles.  

Fortunately my 'short' runs plateau at 5 miles for the rest of training and hopefully we can find a better (read: shorter) loop.

Since my last post on 19 April, I've run 40 miles - with two of those runs being my longest runs to date (7 miles 2 Sunday's ago and 8 miles this past Sunday).

 But why have I chosen to run 40 miles in the past 2 1/2 weeks?  Because my Grammy suffers from Alzheimer's and I'm running to raise money for the Alzheimer's Society in an effort to fund research that will find treatments (and maybe a cure) for this terrible disease.  

My rehearsal dinner - 21 June 2007

Right now I'm listening to a book called Elizabeth is Missing about a woman who has dementia.  It's told in the first person and is a very interesting depiction of what it must be like for someone who has dementia.  It really makes we wonder if her experience is anywhere close to Grammy's.  And my heart breaks for anyone who has to suffer through it.  As well as for the family members who are responsible for taking care of them.  

White family girls cruise 2006

Grammy turned 82 a few weeks ago.  Fortunately it was a good day and most of the family was able to attend.  I'm happy that so much of the family is still local.  I just have to wait until I go home later this year.

82nd birthday party - Thanks Andi for the photo!

As of today I have 32 days until my half-marathon.  It seems like the time is just flying by.  4 more long runs to go!

If you have a friend or family member who suffers from dementia or Alzheimer's, you know how hard it is on everyone involved.  And even if you've never experienced it first-hand, you probably will.  Please help me reach my fundraising goal of £300.  You can donate online on my Just Giving page.  

Thanks for reading.

Aubs