I am thrilled to be one of the blog ambassadors for this yearâs Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run For The Cure. My daughter and I will be running the 1K in Toronto on October 5. You can donate to support our team here.
Okay, the pressure is on. We are down to the wire. The clock is winding down. There’s no time to spare. Do you catch my drift?
The CIBC Run For the Cure is THIS SUNDAY.
Here is where I had planned to be in terms of fundraising at this point:
I am thrilled to be one of the blog ambassadors for this yearâs Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run For The Cure. My daughter and I will be running the 1K in Toronto on October 5. You can donate to support our team here.
All right! The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run For the Cure is less than three weeks away. This is crunch time. This is when I tell you how all my training, exercise and general fitnessing is paying off. I should be bragging that I’m in peak physical condition and ready to run 5Ks in my sleep!
So. Um.
Er.
You see, the thing is that I had actually for real been doing a fantastic job on the fitness front all last winter. It’s mind-blowing, really, how good I was. Twice a week through the winter, I ran on a treadmill, and then outside on city streets as soon as early spring hit. Plus (!) I was doing other strength and cardio workouts at home on top of that at least a couple times a week.
That I only managed to drop a couple pounds last winter is a great testament to just how much I love food.
But, regardless of weight loss, I felt great. I was regularly and (eventually) painlessly incorporating real heart-pounding, boob sweat-inducing exercise into my daily life. I felt strong and healthy and good.
I am thrilled to be one of the blog ambassadors for this year’s Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run For The Cure. My daughter and I will be running the 1K in Toronto on October 5, but first we have to fundraise!Â
I know, I know, I know. You really believe in the cause. You totally get why the CIBC Run For the Cure is so super important. You’d even be game to get your run on and finally have a reason to start exercising again. But fundraising? Ugh.
That was me too. But, you know what? We’re just psyching ourselves out. It’s not that big a deal. The minimum fundraising commitment for the CIBC Run for the Cure is only $150 per participant. That’s like asking 15 people for ten bucks. Easy.
A few more easy ways to raise some cash money for breast cancer research, education and advocacy.
1. Baby and kids sale
Wait. Don’t sell your actual kids. Do sell all their old stuff. Declutter your house and fundraise all at the same time. I know. I’m a genius. And if you still have some get-up-and-go left over after dusting off the bouncy chair and boxes of wee sleepers, you could even organize a community sale. Open it up to donations of gently used baby and kid stuff from friends and neighbours and spread the word at local moms groups and drop-in centres.