I’M IN!

The NYC marathon has been on the short list of races I plan to do for a while now.  Rumor has it the crowd support along the course rivals Boston – I’ll believe it when I see it.  There is no doubt something special about New York City, a unique electricity that I feel every time I visit.  I can only imagine the energy during marathon weekend. 

I entered the lottery months ago, when a fall marathon was the last thing on my mind, and I was just hoping my hamstring strain would allow me to shuffle the Eastern States 20 miler and finish the BAA 5k with a decent time.  Finally the weather started to get warmer, my injury healed and Boston (marathon) came and went.  I waited with bated breath on ‘opening day’ for the NYC Marathon to see if my lucky number was picked.  It wasn’t.  Lucky for me some friends at ALF are willing to welcome me back to the liver family with open arms and I am thrilled to part of the Liver Life Challenge NY team. 

There is a lot of work to do in the next six months.  I plan to show up on race day healthy, strong and ready to enjoy the ride but the journey to get there will be a tough one.  I also want to do the best I can to support ALF and the great work they do fighting liver disease and educating communities about liver health. 

If you would like to support my fundraising campaign please visit my WEBPAGE and THANK YOU!

The First Post

I’m new to blogging but not to rambling or typing so I think this is going to work out just fine.  I was inspired to begin a blog when I registered for the 2012 NYC Marathon with the American Liver Foundation’s Liver Life Challenge team.  I wanted to give friends, family and potential supporters a way to follow my training …and hopefully it will motivate them to contribute to my fundraising or just give me a high five along the way.  We’ll see. 

I am excited to see what types of things I start writing about and invite suggestions.  For the next 6 months I will primarily focus on preparing for the NYC marathon but a lot can happen in 6 months and I anticipate sharing the most interesting things with my audience.

I don''t anticipate writing exclusively about running – there is more to me.  You can probably also look forward to posts about my causes too (Donate Life New England, American Liver Foundation, Forever Home Rescue) and definitely about the dog, maybe some fashion.  I do welcome suggestions of what to write about. 

I'm still working on the page layout and stuff so be patient.  I'll figure it out.  

I hope you enjoy the blog.  J