Okay, we made it past the minimum. Not as much as I'd hoped, but more than required. When I do this next year, I'll know a lot more about fund raising and will raise even more.

I am going to do a 3 mile run on Thursday and that's it until the big day. At times, I can't remember when I wasn't training and then at other times, it seems like it's been no time at all. I really want to keep this up after the marathon - not to this degree but keep a regular running regimen. I think, given how much I've fallen in love with it, that I can.

I have to e-mail Anna's picture tomorrow to the Marathon Expo and they'll display it among all the others with a word about why I'm honoring that person. I have no idea how I'm going to put that into words. I'll probably just say something about how I'm running in honor of Anna Jane, five years old, b/c in her struggles, she's taught me how to live. Yes, I believe that's it.