Introduction

Thanks for visiting my site. I am training with the New York City chapter of Team-In-Training for the Nike Women's Marathon on October 21, 2007 in San Francisco, CA. If your eyes or brain paused at the word "marathon," so did mine. I know this is a crazy event, but it'll be a great experience, right?

Google comes up with different definitions of marathon, but I like this one by Princeton:

any long and arduous undertaking

a footrace of 26 miles 385 yards

a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and their allies defeated the
Persians

The bold emphasis is mine. From now until I cross the finish line, I will be undertaking a physical, emotional, spiritual, and mental training. I will be running by foot all the 26 miles 385 yards. Okay, fine, maybe I will crawl the last few yards. And it will be a battle of wills, much like the Athenians had to defeat Persia.

I am running for three very special people in my life. I will introduce each one of them in a separate post, as they each deserve several paragraphs about their respective lives. Not only will I introduce you to three special people, each week I will dedicate my workout to key people, causes, and events in my life. In my short time span, I have realized that people, causes, and things motivate me to be better, to do better, to keep challenging my mind, body, and soul.

Over the next few months, I look forward to sharing my triumphs, my falls, and stories as I train to accomplish a physical feat I have never done before.