Here it is March 2nd and I have 50 days to go till the big day for Erin.
My game plan is 11 miles for 7 days straight; then, shoot for the stars.
I ran for the first time in over 20 years yesterday and my knee is so swollen.
But, it's not about me, it's about putting others first.
Yes, I know, my mom would say don't kill yourself out there.
"It's just a marathon"
Well do we say it's "Just Breast Cancer"????????????????????????????????????
SO here we are 22 miles in the books and 55 to go.
Am I training right??? I don't really know what to compare it to; so yes, I am.
Confidence can get us so far, so can stupidity.
I'll speak with Erin and get her advice--she's the elite athlete. she's done a few of these, understatement.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
It's go time
I took it very lite last week--were down to less than 60 days till this big moment, my first marathon.
However I did walk from my house here in Carmel Indiana to the VA hospital in downtown Indianapolis. It was to see a very special person, whom I just admire.
13 miles one way--new visuals, new scenery, new paths and not the same mundane back and forth like I do in the neighborhood.
Yesterday the last day of February I began running--I ran 1/4 of a mile and that is it. But I walked 11 miles in total.
My right knee is killing me, I have what is known as jumpers knee--I have had 2 knee surgeries; 1 in 1988 and the other in 2003.
One due to football--
One due to me stopping and my German Sheppard continuing to run...
I have 6.5 hours to complete the marathon...
Like in football it doesn't say how they won, it just states the victory is theirs.
UNLESS--you read the box score, then it breaks it down for you. But, this marathon will not have a Jim Serger box score--so mile by mile will not have an asterisk and state he crawled or skipped.
I will finish this journey for the Big E--it's hard, it's grueling and it's painful.
But, so is Erin's trek with cancer.....
My marathon is because I want to do it for her......
She is such a huge inspiration in my life--sure I don't see her very often, sure I don't speak with her all the time--but this high school friend is a champion in my hall-of-fame.
So my goal for this is to finish in 6.5 hours--crawl, skip, jump, walk-backwards..... it really doesn't matter.
I will also be sending a link out to help raise money on behalf of Erin later today.....After i go to dentist and get another training session in the books.
However I did walk from my house here in Carmel Indiana to the VA hospital in downtown Indianapolis. It was to see a very special person, whom I just admire.
13 miles one way--new visuals, new scenery, new paths and not the same mundane back and forth like I do in the neighborhood.
Yesterday the last day of February I began running--I ran 1/4 of a mile and that is it. But I walked 11 miles in total.
My right knee is killing me, I have what is known as jumpers knee--I have had 2 knee surgeries; 1 in 1988 and the other in 2003.
One due to football--
One due to me stopping and my German Sheppard continuing to run...
I have 6.5 hours to complete the marathon...
Like in football it doesn't say how they won, it just states the victory is theirs.
UNLESS--you read the box score, then it breaks it down for you. But, this marathon will not have a Jim Serger box score--so mile by mile will not have an asterisk and state he crawled or skipped.
I will finish this journey for the Big E--it's hard, it's grueling and it's painful.
But, so is Erin's trek with cancer.....
My marathon is because I want to do it for her......
She is such a huge inspiration in my life--sure I don't see her very often, sure I don't speak with her all the time--but this high school friend is a champion in my hall-of-fame.
So my goal for this is to finish in 6.5 hours--crawl, skip, jump, walk-backwards..... it really doesn't matter.
I will also be sending a link out to help raise money on behalf of Erin later today.....After i go to dentist and get another training session in the books.
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