In the great tree of human abilities I am very blessed and thankful for the many gifts that God has given me. Unfortunately, running isn't among them - I'm comparatively slow, my feet point in weird directions, my knees pop like popcorn in a microwave, and I do not have the legs for it.
Don't believe me? You tell me:
which look suspiciously like these:
So, despite all of that and an already oppressive schedule, I, with my wife, have started to train for the LLS Marathon, and committed to raise a lot of money for them, namely $3600 clams.
I'll be documenting my effort to drag my carcass through the Northwest park system despite my genetic predisposition towards couch potato.
While this blog will be of a humorous bent, the cause we are running for is of course quite serious. Please open your hearts and wallets for people with Leukemia and Lymphoma with us. The society has been around for decades, and has seen real success with over 80% survival rate and climbing! We could in our generation see the end of this horrendous disease, dollar by dollar.
Thanks
Joe and Julie!
