My Marathon by Numbers

26.2 - The distance of a marathon in miles. The distance of every marathon in fact. No, a marathon cannot be 5 miles...or 15 miles. It is 26.2. every.last.time. Anything over 26.2...is just plain crazy...also known as an ultra. Read as....something I am not likely to do in my lifetime. But then again, I never thought I'd do a marathon, either.

11353 - My bib number. And I cannot wait to wear it proudly.

11 - My corral...probably the last corral in the lot. But whatever. Who cares? I'm still there and ready to ROCK!

29 - The number of people I am running in honor of or in memory of. My assigned patient is Rhonda Kottke with the race dedicated to Danny Weed. ...editors note: check out my marathon shirt below!!

6h - My goal finish time.

6:15-6:30 - My likely finish time.

7h - My "race plan went to hell and all I want to do is finish even if it's dead last place" finish time.

5:30am - The time I have to get up Friday morning. Who the heck puts me on a flight before 10:30am? Seriously. 8:45 flight? Is this a joke? Am I going to show up and be the only one from my team there? Like a ha.ha.wepulledafastoneonbarbara type thing. Joke or no joke...let's just hope I make it on the plane. And that's no joke.

5144 - The total amount you helped me raise for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I couldn't have done it without your generosity and support.


So with that, I'm proud to share my race shirt with you. If you're on the course...say hi...i think i may be hard to miss with the zillion ribbons zipping around off my back...I'd say speed up to find me, but who am I kidding. You'll have to walk a few miles so i could catch up to you. :)

and in the words of one of my favorite Self songs:

...confidence a plenty in my marathon shirt...