Wait... A marathon? 26.2 miles? At once? Why? It's a pretty legit question, especially since I swore I'd never run another half after my 2013 run. I mean I was never a distance runner - before 2012 I had never run more than 3 miles at once!
It's all about perspective.
Perspective is very important. We've all had long days - hard days at work, tough days in a relationship. It's part of life. Bree and I would go to dinner at a friend's house. We'd talk about work, life, and the likes.
This friend was a doctor at Children's Hospital here in Columbus. Specifically, she worked in hospice.
Hearing her stories really put my life in perspective. While I would complain about an issue at school or Bree would talk about a client that no showed, she would talk about a 3-year-old child that is on her 25th session of chemotherapy. She'd talk about having to work with the child and talk to the family. And she'd explain how that was a good conversation compared to some of the others she had to have that day.
Perspective.
I ran the Columbus half marathon back in 2012. I wore my Angel Mile shirt in honor of those that are no longer with us. I will be wearing it again in 2015.
My goal is to raise at least $750 for the hospice program at Children's Hospital. Here are some of the people I am hoping to help: Patient Stories
I've also decided to institute some incentives as a way to say thank you.
$10.00 : periodic e-mail updates on my training
$26.20 : come run with me! suggest a song and I'll add it to my play list. You'll be with me for that part of my run :)
$50.00 : 4x6 photo of the finishers medal along with a personal thank you note.
If you are unable to donate, you can help by forwarding my message (either this blog post or the link below) along to someone that you feel is in a place to give. My goal is not to 'guilt' anyone into giving. I know that circumstances are different for everyone. I appreciate the time you take just to read this.
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