I signed up as a Chicago Marathon Runner for the American Cancer Society today. A great cause and great motivation for my training effort too! ACS hopes to have more than 1,200 charity runners representing the charity in 2008, raising over $1.7 million.
Click on the links on the right to learn more about why I'm running to benefit ACS, and to donate. My personal goal is to raise $3,000. I want to raise $3,000, lose 30 pounds, oh, and finish the Marathon!
Running the Chicago Marathon? You can sign up as a charity runner too, click here to find out how.
On a separate note, it's bitterly, bitterly cold in Chicagoland today and my friend Suzanne sent me a text message to let me know that it's 70 degrees in San Francisco.
So cruel.
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Inspiration
Um, yeah, so I didn't run last night. Too lazy, too much wine, too much ice cream over the weekend. Not exactly the runner's diet.
I am committed to getting back in the game and running tonight. Honestly, seriously, truthfully I am. Some inspiration for me:
1) I'm listening to my running playlist while at work. (I also made Mike listen to it in the car yesterday to motivate me to run last night, but hoping it works this time.)
2) I watched the trailer to "The Spirit of the Marathon" which is playing for one night only on January 24. Thanks Kim for sending. Very inspiring.
3) Last night I started reading Ultramarathon Man, Confessions of an All-Night Runner. While I will never ever attempt to run an ultra-marathon, I find Dean Karnazes' story fascinating.
4) If UPS tracking is accurate, my Chicago Marathon fleece jacket and training tee should be arriving today or Wednesday. At 75 percent off, you can't beat it! (Kinda feel sorry for the folks who spent $125 for the commemorative jacket at the Expo in October.)
5) Chicago Shamrock Shuffle sign up opens up tomorrow.
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