Sunday, March 25, 2007

Seventeenth Practice - Valley Green

Full marathon participants completed eleven miles today in the beautiful warm weather! Ahhh... Spring is finally here!!!

The "runner's knee" acted up a bit this morning, but I completed the distance with no problem. Valley Green, in the Wissahickon Valley of Fairmount Park, is Philadelphia's best kept secret... the trail is very scenic with plenty of trees, stone bridges, and the Wissahickon Creek.

Fundraising update... I have reached $2430! A few online donations arrived last week in response to my fundraising challenge listed below. There's only a few more days until the contest is over (March 28)... tell your friends!

Next Saturday, we return to Valley Forge to run twenty miles!
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I became involved with Team In Training during the Spring 2007 season by training for the New Jersey Marathon in Long Branch, New Jersey. Prior races include several 5K and 10K events, and one half marathon. Training for an endurance event takes a lot of commitment, courage, and vision. Looking back on my casual running experience for the past two decades, I never imagined training for a marathon! Through Team In Training, I found a great training program, developed new friendships, and made a significant impact by raising funds to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma from taking more lives. I am continually inspired by our featured team heroes and the personal stories from friends, family, and teammates that were shared during my initial fundraising for the cause. Please enjoy reading the past stories of my experience.