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.