Marathon update #3

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It's been a while since my last update so I have a lot to cover. Also I just figured out the whole notes section and will be moving all my updates there. For those of you who don't know I am running the LA marathon in March to raise money to fight Leukemia. If you want more info on that please visit... my web page: http://pages.teamintraining.org/los/LA10/bsosax

The last few weeks have had some highs and lows, I'll start with the highs. I've reached 25% of my donations goal. Thank you again everyone for your support there. Also about 20% of those donations have come from people I don't know. I cant begin to express how great that feels. In the 4+ years of dealing with Leukemia that has been one of the best showings of support. To know that not only do the people I know care, but they care enough to tell their friends. Thank you!!!! As for the running, last Saturday was my first venture in to the double digits. I had a 10 mile run which I finished in just over an hour & a half. This Saturday I'm scheduled to run 12 which will put me over 20 for the week. The best part is that now when I do a 3-4 mile run it feels like it's nothing!!! As for the lows, well according to my newly appointed marathon consultant, I have a strained ligament in my knee. Basically what it means is that it hurts when I run. I've had to cut out some of my smaller mid week runs to rest it, but I am still doing my long runs. I figure I'll probably be in some type of pain when I run the marathon so I might as well get used to running in pain. I plan on finishing this marathon even if I have to crawl across the finish line. Other than that the whole experience has been awesome. Also for those of you who have gone to my fundraising page or the LLS page to learn more, thank you so much. And please tell your friends, awareness is one of the best paths to beating this disease.

Thanks, B