Less than 48 hours

Well, it's here. In less than 48 hours I'll be running my first marathon. Out of the 28,000+ participants, only 6000 of us will be able to say we have run a full marathon. I feel like a celebrity already!!

This whole thing was for me... to complete a marathon before I turned 30. Now, it's turned into so much more. More than I can put into words. I'm running for those who can't. I'm running for those who are fighting for their lives and for those who lost that fight. See my TNT jersey to the right and the ribbons I have attached to the back. This is the tragedy... Out of the 38 people who have helped me raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, these ribbons represent someone they know or knew who had to fight cancer, of any kind. The purple ribbons represent survivors, the white ribbons represent those who lost their race, their race of life. There are 29 ribbons on my jersey. 29. From just 38 people.

It's Here

In a week, I will take on the most physically challenging event of my life. I will run my first marathon. The words try and attempt are no longer allowed.

I WILL.

I will complete what only one-tenth of 1% of the population completes in a year;
I will be among an elite group when I'm done;
I will run with new friends;
I will run to achieve my goal;
I will run to prove to myself that anything is possible;
I will run with a determination that I have never known, until now;
I will not win, but I will not lose;
I will run a marathon.

Thank you for your continued support.

If you have time, please watch the videos to the right. This is why I will run for those who can't.

Love,
T

T minus 25 days and counting...

WOW. 4 weeks from Saturday and it will be here. The date I will attempt to run my first full marathon. I have been completely optimistic until the last week or so. I'm having crazy dreams - like forgetting my running shorts and having to run in jeans, getting lost in the crowd and having to run the entire thing alone, my jersey not coming in, you name it...

What scares me is when I get to mile 16/17/18... that's when the marathon becomes a mental race. Physically, my body is ready, but mentally... well, not so much.

I keep reading how hard they are and how few people actually finish a full marathon (1/10 or 1% of the population finish a marathon in a given year). It freaks me out to know that I may be a part of the 1/10 in 4 weeks. HOLY COW!!!