12.19.2008

The Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge


My fundraising page for the Dana-Farber Marathon Challenge is here:
http://www.runDFMC.org/johnb09

So far, so good. I am overwhelmed and humbled by the generosity shown by my friends over the past two days. We have raised $2,000 so far! That's 1/5 of the way to my goal of $10,000.

My training is going well. I am starting slowly, with a plan to gradually ramp up to some pretty high mileage in January/February/March. I'm giving myself lots of rest days in between runs to make sure that I'm not injuring myself somehow. My main concern is the recurring bursitis in my hips.

I'll take a nice long, slow run on Saturday. Maybe a run and then a hike. Not sure yet. Then Sunday I will celebrate my 40th birthday and rest, rest, rest.