And so it begins...

Last November 1, I was lucky enough to be in the crowd of the world's largest spectator sporting event...the New York City Marathon. (Whether it actually is the world's largest, I have no idea, but I have heard that twice, so it must be true). My friend Kristi was running. She was inspired. She was inspirational. She was insane. Nevertheless, you couldn't help but wish you were running it too. One million screaming fans can't be wrong.

The marathon, however, was not Kristi's biggest accomplishment of 2009...at least from my perspective. What is truly amazing is that Kristi convinced me to sign up for the Luke' s Locker "Get With It" program. "Get With It" is a class designed for people, like myself, who have never run before...ever. From the first week's 10-minute jog, until I crossed the finish like at the White Rock Half Marathon in December, every week I managed to surpise myself. I made great friends (shout out to Noreen!) and lost a few pounds (shout out to the 70 pounds I lost in 2009!)....so, when Kristi told me I needed to put my name in the lottery for the 2010 NYC Marathon, I immediately signed up. With a 40% chance of having my name drawn to run the race, I assumed fate would decide whether I was meant to be a marathon runner.

And it did. My name wasn't drawn. But there are ways around fate.

I am now a proud member of Fred's Team (a charity benefitting cancer research) and have been officially accepted for the NYC Marathon. I've never blogged before, but thought this might be a fun way to keep everyone posted. Thanks in advance for your support (please stay tuned for more direct and gratuitous pleas for your cash money...it's for cancer people!).

Timmy

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