Thing # 3

Marathon Time!

Other than the start of the school year and graduate classes, this is a photograph related to something else that has been on my mind this semester - marathon training. I first became interested in running when I joined Team in Training, sponsored by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as a means of raising funds for cancer research. I ran the 2008 Houston 1/2 Marathon in honor of my Aunt Beth, who had fought and won a battle with leukemia only two years earlier. My sweet husband ran by my side, as a means of support (and to catch my fall in the event that I passed out from exhaustion!).

Since that time, I have been hooked on running! Although I am not able to dedicate as much time to preparing for the upcoming Houston Marathon (January, 2010) as I would like, I can say that I'm giving it my best shot!