I'm on a train headed into NYC and realizing that this is really happening! The NYC Marathon - the granddaddy of them all. It's like my own personal Rose Bowl and Lloyd and Bo standing over me as proud as ever. When I ran Detroit in 2004 I never thought I'd run another - let alone 6 and let alone NYC!
Then somewhere along the line my friends and I entered the lottery for NYC. Each June we'd check. "Nope". You get 3 years and then the 4th you get in. So here we are - Kevin Mark and me - in NYC in year 4! And its exciting!
I don't know how many more I have and where I have them. Maybe 10?!?
I know that with all of the help from my "team" this has become my personal mission. We'll hit nearly $21k this year and over $90k cumulatively. Maybe its 10 marathons and a cool quarter million! No clue.
I know that tomorrow when Mark and I line up together to run NYC I am proud of those that support me and we are going to live in the moment to enjoy 3 1/2-4 hrs. The people, the cheers, the boroughs, the laughs. And enjoy my feet hitting the ground thousands of times because THEY CAN and I run for those who CAN'T. And a quick shout out to Kevin who's running his first marathon. I won't be with you by your side but you've inspire me man!
Let's get 'er done!
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