We Think Abby Can
Support "c25k - Abby gets moving!" while helping homeless youth
Support Abby's Campaign!
- 1 year of support
- and 2 housing assistance
- and 1 pair of socks
Donations
| Name | Amount | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natalie Greve, Friend | $25 | Coon Rapids, MN | 03/30/2010 |
| Go, Abby, Go!!!! Cheering you on!!!! | |||
| Hector Huang, Friend | $50 | Oakland, CA | 03/30/2010 |
| Way to go, Abby! | |||
| Megan Fogarty, Friend | $35 | Palo Alto, CA | 03/30/2010 |
| You go Abby... one dollar for every year you have blessed this earth and 5 more for the big 5K... I plan to kick you out of the office every day for training! You inspire me every day and even more tonight. Go, go, go! | |||
| Jackie Schmidt-Posner, Friend | $50 | Monte Sereno, CA | 03/30/2010 |
| Abby--You rock! And you can definitely do this! Looking forward to following your progress. See you soon. xoxo | |||
| Casey Miner, Friend | $25 | Oakland, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| Bold yet sensible! That is exactly how I think of you. And I'm holding out some hope that at the end of this you might actually like running. : ) Go Abby go! | |||
| Tamara Rice, Friend | $50 | Los Angeles, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| Welcome to runner's world! Go hard or go home. ;) | |||
| Elizabeth Watson, Friend | $100 | San Francisco, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| Oh Abbs, you are AWESOME! I can't wait to cheer for you on June 5th! Hugs... | |||
| Ellen Westberg, Friend | $25 | Oakland, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| Abby! Running's really boring but I like the cause and I love you. Go forth and be boring for the youths! | |||
| Stacia Rodenbusch, Friend | $25 | Oakland, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| Go Abby!! | |||
| Kiera Butler, Friend | $50 | Berkeley, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| Go Abby go! In the highways! In the hedges! | |||
| Kenneth Logan, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 03/31/2010 |
| hooray for 5ks! | |||
| Rachel Pinsky, Friend | $25 | Somerville, MA | 03/31/2010 |
| You're an inspiration, Abby! | |||
| Lauren Wechsler, Friend | $15 | Cambridge, MA | 03/31/2010 |
| Abby!! I am soooo proud of you. Oh to have an income so that I could give oodles more. Oh to be in Alameda on June 5th to cheer from the sidelines (my own aversion to running is surpassed only by my enthusiasm for watching other friends in road races). You'll be AWESOME. Of course, truth be told, the $15 is purely in anticipation of the blog posts. I expect a faithful recording of new highs reached, new sneakers broken in, new sun screen faithfully applied. I can hardly wait!! | |||
| Christopher Oldi, Friend | $50 | Tuckahoe, NY | 04/01/2010 |
| So fantastic! 5K today...NYC Marathon tomorrow! Miss you! xoxo | |||
| Jennie Ray, Friend | $25 | Timonium, MD | 04/01/2010 |
| You look so healthy and happy in your picture -- YOU are dope, Abby! Congratulations! | |||
| Adam Bad Wound, Friend and Colleague | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 04/01/2010 |
| Ab, Fab! You will never forget your first 5K! | |||
| Justin Schantz, Friend | $25 | New York, NY | 04/02/2010 |
| Weeeeerk! This is awesome. Love the goal, the cause, the pic!, the blog, and of course...YOU! Go get 'em Abs! | |||
| Barry Posner, Friend | $50 | Monte Sereno, CA | 04/02/2010 |
| Abby: You continue to be awesome! Once you finish this up, what's next (rogaining)? Enjoy. Barry | |||
| Micah Buis, Friend | $25 | Boston, MA | 04/03/2010 |
| Now you can run to Texas and back!! | |||
| Kara Johnson, Friend | $25 | Brookline, MA | 04/03/2010 |
| You are awesome, Abby!!! I want to hear all about the 5K! | |||
| Krista Gaeta, Friend | $50 | San Francisco, CA | 04/04/2010 |
| Abby, I am so happy for you! ALC changed my life and I am so happy I did it. I hope you too are inspired to continue running (and I would suggest cycling next)by this ride. Proud of you! Good Luck! I heart crossroads too! | |||
| Ilana Golin, Friend | $20 | Berkeley, CA | 04/04/2010 |
| You are so inspiring, Abs! I'm behind you every step of the way (I mean that figuratively, but perhaps you can convince me to mean it literally, too!). | |||
| Laura McCarty, Friend | $15 | Minneapolis, MN | 04/05/2010 |
| You rule. Run on over to my place this summer for a lemonade on the back porch, okay? | |||
| Dwight and Marilyn Conover, Parents | $100 | Creston, IA | 04/06/2010 |
| You are an inspiration for us---everyday. Go, girl, go!! God Bless You. | |||
| Philip Conover, Brother | $100 | Spirit Lake, IA | 04/06/2010 |
| Run Abby Run! 5K Baby! I love you, Philip | |||
| Elizabeth Munnich, Wagon train companion | $10 | South Bend, IN | 04/07/2010 |
| Holy buckets, hooray for Abby! | |||
| Seth Leonard, Friend | $50 | Berkeley, CA | 04/07/2010 |
| I really hate running. So I'm really proud of you. Do it. | |||
| Jon McConnell, Friend | $50 | Los Altos Hills, CA | 04/10/2010 |
| Go Abby! | |||
| Amy Colehour, Friend | $50 | Mpls, MN | 04/19/2010 |
| i'm confused -- for years you've been turning 29. i'm so excited that you're finally 30! Congrats on many levels, my friend. sending lots of love from Minneapple. | |||
| Brittney Trilk, Friends | $50 | Waukee, IA | 04/20/2010 |
| We'll be rooting you on from 'The Key'-- we know you'll do great!!! After this you'll be a pro at chasing us around the backyard ;) We love you! Your Godbabies, Bryce & Harper Trilk (and our mom and dad!) | |||
| Jennifer Lee, Keeper | $31 | San Francisco, CA | 04/22/2010 |
| For 30 well-earned years +1 to grow on. And for the 3.1 miles you will be tearing up. Coincidence? I think not. You OWN this, friend. | |||
| Aspen Branch-Moore, Friend | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 04/26/2010 |
| Si se puede! Sensible and bold wins the race. Go Abby! We'll be running that day with you! | |||
| becky carlson, Friend | $25 | san francisco, CA | 04/26/2010 |
| I'm inspired to be bold and sensible, too. Go Abby! | |||
| Samantha Yugler, Keeper | $25 | San Francisco, CA | 05/19/2010 |
| Abby! This is so exciting, and I love you so much! Go YOU! xoxo sam. | |||
| Anonymous | $100 | 06/04/2010 | |
| andrew saunders, Friend | $50 | san francisco, CA | 06/04/2010 |
| run run run don't move to mn run run run | |||
| Miriam Medow, Friends | $50 | Oakland, CA | 06/06/2010 |
| (this donation is from T, too) Congratulations, we're super proud of you!! | |||
| Abigail Nathanson, Friend | $50 | Oakland, CA | 06/12/2010 |
| Ab! It was awesome to see you at this race. I'm totally inspired and hope to run this with you one day. Congratulations, sorry it took me so long to give to you:) | |||
Goal
I'm going to run a 5k, which is 5k more than I've ever run before. Why? Because this year is a big year holding many big things, among them, a big birthday. So it is time for a big goal. Time to get running, Abby!
I chose this goal because
To invoke a favorite phrase coined by a friend, 2010 is the "Year of the Fit Woman," and I have been working diligently to make it so. 2010 also happens to be the "Year of the Big 3-0" for me, and I have been thinking up ways to welcome this new decade in a manner that is bold, yet sensible, which is how I am hoping my 30s will be.
Enter, 5k!
Bold, because I have never ever run for any reason except to catch the bus. And you Bay Area friends know I hardly ever take Muni to begin with, so you get the picture. Up until this point, I have really disliked running, what with all the sweating and such, so this goal of doing it on purpose, and for more than half a city block's length at a time, is a bold goal indeed. Like woah.
Sensible, because of a training regimen called Couch to 5k, available for free on the interwebs. To quote one website: "C25k is a fantastic program that's been designed to get just about anyone from the couch to running 5 kilometers or 30 minutes in just 9 weeks." I've done my research, and the plan is simple and straightforward and downright sensible enough to convince this "just about anyone" that I can do it.
What awaits me in 9 weeks, you might ask? The See Jane Run Women's Half Marathon and 5k at Crown Beach in Alameda, CA, that's what. The race is on Saturday, June 5 and I am already registered.
I'm doing this for myself, but I'm also doing it to raise money for a truly outstanding organization: At The Crossroads. So that's where you come in. For your part, I ask you to consider giving to the good of the cause. All contributions go directly to ATC's work with homeless youth and are sincerely appreciated, no matter the amount. For my part, I will be posting a weekly blog post with details of my training exploits to date. NINE blog posts, people, written in a timely fashion. That is a formidable goal on its own for this correspondence-challenged gal. I know many of you are thinking you'll need to see it to believe it, but believe it you shall.
I'm helping because
I'm thrilled to be using this goal to raise money for At The Crossroads.
For me, running my first 5k is about respect and challenge and support: respecting myself and my capabilities, challenging myself to set an important goal, and calling on my family and friends for support as I work to achieve it.
At The Crossroads shares those same values. Every day, ATC's stellar staff members respect their clients as individuals, challenge them to set goals and dream big, and support them as they build healthy and fulfilling lives. And they do it all with humility, grace, a sense of humor and without judgment or personal agenda. Now I ask you, who can't get behind that?
I have set an ambitious fundraising goal, but with your help I can get there. If you're new to ATC, I hope you'll learn more about their work on their website – their short documentary is a great introduction. Old friends of ATC, I know you agree with me that it is a privilege to support their work.
About At The Crossroads
ATC walks the streets of San Francisco, reaching out to homeless youth and young adults on their turf. We work with young people who others have given up on, who would not get help without us. Since we started 13 years ago, we have worked with more than 5,000 youth, helping them build outstanding lives.