Oh boy

I think I must be crazy b/c rather than being intimidated by the possibility of training for a marathon, I'm completely psyched. I can't wait to get started, impossible though I know it's going to feel at times not having run in years, and even then it was quite feeble running. I'm going to run the Nike marathon in San Fran with my best, best, best friend, Lisa, who lives there. And that weekend is my birthday so I get to spend my birthday with her as well, which we've never been able to do before.

And the best part is the raising money for cancer. A little girl I know, Anna Jane, who is only four years old has cancer and after years of trial and triumphs for her, the doctor told her family recently that there is nothing left that they can do. So, they are going to concentrate on quality of life now. When I went to the first team in training meeting, they said that we could pick a local hero or they could assign one - I already have a hero in Anna so that was easy. And while it doesn't do anything to help her now, it honors her strength and perseverance and maybe it will lend a hand to helping others someday that face her same struggles. She's only four years old but I think she'd like that. Knowing her personality and the amazing person that she is, I know she would.