Thank you to Lena at The Beginners Runner for passing along this great idea! A running tip jar is a great way to motivate and reward you for getting those training miles in. For every mile I ran, I put a dollar in the jar. It's not a ton at a time (so you won't break the bank), but it does add up at the end. I started my jar at about 14 weeks before the Disneyland Half Marathon and it's time to open it and count it out!
(There are 20s in there, but I didn't run 20 miles in one shot. At different points, I had to swap out the singles- kinda hard to explain to people why you want 50 bucks in ones on a regular basis without getting the side eye.)
My final count came out to $207!
Can't wait for the expo!!! :)
Whooohooo! Enjoy spending it Kim and have a fantastic time this weekend!
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DeleteThat's awesome! I keep track of miles with a marble jar, but I like the money idea. I need to do something like that to motivate myself to do strength training. I don't think I'd do a dollar though. It would have to be like $20 each time I drag myself to the barbell rack. Now you'll have to spend that and start working on money for the next expo! Good times!
ReplyDeleteStrength training is a whole other thing. I am SO bad at any kind of cross training. $20 each time seems like a good deal! Next up is saving for Tink! :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you! I'll check it out as soon as I get back from Disneyland. :)
DeleteThat's a great amount of extra $$ for the expo! Happy shopping!
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