A few posts ago, I spoke of my desire to join with Team In Training for my first marathon. In this post I alluded to my disappointment regarding the TNT Virginia Chapter’s decision to forgo the Marine Corp Marathon this year in favor of the 30th anniversary of the Chicago Marathon.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problems with Chicago.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problems with Chicago.
My disappointment arose as a result of two reasons.
The first is that my son Ben is a former Marine (there are no Ex-Marines) and I’m damn proud of him. Running this marathon would be as much a tribute to him as it would be a personal accomplishment for me.
The second reason is that the MCM was my running partner's first marathon. Bill and I have spent many a pre-dawn morning logging miles together and our friendship has deepened as a result. To run the same marathon as he did as my first meant a lot to me.
However, as I stated in the aforementioned post, my real priority is supporting my brother-in-law Billy in his battle with lymphoma and therefore my involvement with Team In Training took precedence over the venue.
And so I sat my disappointment aside and focused on the Windy City.
That is until this afternoon when I received the following email:
From: Williams, Amber (VA-Richmond) [mailto:Amber.Williams@lls.org]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:30 PM
To: Tim Lawhorn
Subject: RE: Question regarding 2007 events
Tim,
The first is that my son Ben is a former Marine (there are no Ex-Marines) and I’m damn proud of him. Running this marathon would be as much a tribute to him as it would be a personal accomplishment for me.
The second reason is that the MCM was my running partner's first marathon. Bill and I have spent many a pre-dawn morning logging miles together and our friendship has deepened as a result. To run the same marathon as he did as my first meant a lot to me.
However, as I stated in the aforementioned post, my real priority is supporting my brother-in-law Billy in his battle with lymphoma and therefore my involvement with Team In Training took precedence over the venue.
And so I sat my disappointment aside and focused on the Windy City.
That is until this afternoon when I received the following email:
From: Williams, Amber (VA-Richmond) [mailto:Amber.Williams@lls.org]
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2007 3:30 PM
To: Tim Lawhorn
Subject: RE: Question regarding 2007 events
Tim,
I have great news for you. The Virginia Chapter WILL be participating in the Marine Corps Marathon this fall after all. We will be offering the Chicago Marathon as a Virtual Team In Training event and keeping MCM as one of our official marathons. I hope that you are still interested in participating with us! Please contact me if you would like information on upcoming information meetings near you!
Amber K. Williams
Campaign Manager, Team In Training
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
(800) 766-0797 or (804) 627-0400 x 10
Fax: (804) 627-0406
www.teamintraining.org/va
This is good, very good.
“Semper Fideilis” – Marine Corp Motto
2 comments:
HOO RAH! TRAINING STARTS MID APRIL. YOU CAN ALREADY RUN HALF SO WE CAN FOCUS ON RUNNING FORM AND STRENGTH TRAINING AS MUCH AS DISTANCE. 6 MONTHS IS PLENTY OF TIME TO PREPARE. KISS YOUR TOE NAILS GOOD BYE!
Cool! I have a good friend from high school who is training for this also! It will be her first marathon-she is a natural athlete and is just finding this out in her 50s! (From Ohio)-
I will be cheering TWO people on now! YEAH!
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