"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." - John Bingham, runner and author. A miracle is about to start - I am training to run my first marathon on November 28, 2010 at the Amica Seattle Marathon. I will be running in memory of my brother-in-law,Bob Price. This blog is to record and share the ongoing adventure of my training. For more info about Team In Training or to donate click the link on the right.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
8/10 - Off and running...with the fundraising.
I did it! Jo and I got set up at Top Foods with our Papa Muphy's pizza coupons and a donation jar. To be honest, I wasn't expecting too much from 3 hours on a Tuesday afternoon. I'm happy to admit I was mistaken. I was also surprised at how many people have been touched by cancer. Jo and I met two awesome ladies who are breast cancer survivors, a woman who lost her husband to leukemia, a sister whose brother was just diagnosed, a man with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and there were more. The lives of half of the folks we talked to had been touched in some way by some form of cancer. They all had something in common too - an appreciation for the gift of life. Life may not be perfect...but it's LIFE. And that is a reason to smile. :-)
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