Run baby run..

So if y'all follow me on twitter or follow along with my blog post here you would know that I am running a 5k in 4 VERY SHORT days!

I'm running with my mom and her friend in Panama City Beach. 

This one has a special purpose, this one is for Brain-related Disorders.. & I have two people very close to my heart that didn't/don't have a DISORDER but their lives were/are altered due to Brain Tumors.

So I believe any research on the brain is GREAT research.. it is a fantastic and frightening tool..

So here lately I've been posting #runningforruth

Ruth is my mom's mom, the one that went home to the big man upstairs a little over a year ago..

She was diagnosed with benign brain tumors right around the time I came on to this earth.. 

I was the only one, out of her three grandchildren, who had the opportunity to really get to know her.

She was stubborn. She was strong. She was religious. She was witty. 

Ruth didn't enjoy taking medicine.. so due to a second surgery to remove one of the tumors and the seizures that were caused by her tumors.. she slowly but surely started to get things confused..and then 20 years later she lost the ability to communicate and take care of herself..

She was my first reason to run. She is my reason to this day that the brain amazes me and scares me all in one thought. She is with me every time I get up at 5 am to go train for this 5k or when I see sunflowers or a bird flying by..

& for her.. we are running.. we even have cool shirts..

even put a lily with lyrics from her favorite hymn In The Garden.

Now on to my next reason for running..

Everyone meet Charles Trippy.

Our paths crossed in early 2012 when my fabulous friends and I totally tried to act like we didn't know him (even though he was a famous video blogger and plays bass in We The Kings) but by the end of the night.. we were all best friends.

Well, not too long after we all met Charles, we found out (via his vlog which you can watch daily here) that he had brain tumors as well..and we thought they were benign.. but as life continued.. Charles and his absolutely amazing wife Alli found out that his tumors were brain cancer and 

CANCER SUCKS

so I am wearing this bracelet for Charles during my run for Brain-related disorders!

I wear it every day but it was originally purchased for this race!

I'm so excited to be running this race with two very WONDERFUL people in mind! I hope that the money raised from this event helps someone with some sort of brain problem.. 

It doesn't have to be a tumor..it just has to help them and their family.. that's all I want.

Lastly my playlist for this run! 

I wanted to share this with y'all and see if y'all had anymore suggestions!

Anna's Playlist for #runningforruth/ctfxc

1. Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings

2. Sydney (I'll Come Running) - Brett Dennen

3. Won't Back Down - Tom Petty

4. Dog Days Are Over - Florence and the Machine

5. Ocean and Atlantic - Mayday Parade 

6. Annabelle - A Rocket To The Moon

7. She Takes Me High - We The Kings

8. So What - P!nk

9. Fins - Jimmy Buffett 

10. Keep Your Head Up - Andy Grammer 

11.Girls Do What They Want - The Maine

12. Truth About Love - P!nk

13. White Walls - Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

14. Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners

14. Trouble - P!nk

15. Promise The Stars - We The Kings

What's some songs that get y'all moving? I would love to hear suggestions!

Hope y'all are having a wonderful week!

peace & love

-A