update :)

So, ever since I started team in training I've heard over and over again how important good running shoes are. I've been wanting to buy some new ones but of course, the ones I want are the most expensive so I've been putting it off. On Easter I went back home to my grandma's house for dinner, and since I've already met my fundraising goal [THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to all of your support] my grandma wanted to give me some money to get some much needed running necessities. So, of course, the first thing I went out to buy were new shoes. After much searching I decided it was between two pairs. I put one on the right foot and the other type of shoe on the left, and let me tell you, I never knew that running shoes could be so comfortable. The left foot was the winner. It was like a cinderella moment :) So of course I buy them and this week has been by far my best week of training. I've worked out every day and have been pushing myself harder than ever. When I put on my shoes I feel like I could run forever. So, I guess the moral of the story is, good shoes really do make a difference.

On another note, I can't believe this marathon is less than two months away. I can't believe I've raised the money I've needed and I can't believe I'm actually beginning to call myself a "runner". For any of you that think you can't do something, or think the goal is way to hard to reach, let me tell you that I was the person that got out of EVERY mile in high school. I never ran a full mile in my life, and now look at me, I'm a distance runner... A runner that in less than two months will have completed 26.2 miles.

Those 26.2 miles are more than just a long distance, they are 26.2 miles closer to the cure of cancer. They are 26.2 miles that hold support for families and patients that are suffering from these diseases. Those 26.2 miles aren't just for my own sense of self accomplishment; they mean hope, faith, love, strength, perserverance. And that is why I run.