Am I crazy?!?

I went to a meeting with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Team in Training on Tuesday night. I have been wanting to get back into running, but I just haven't had a whole lot of motivation. I figured that it may be easier to jump back in if I had a group to run with. One of my good friends ran with Team in Training and so I went just to get more information. Push come to shove, they were very motivational and when I left I was signed up to run in the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll marathon on May 31, 2009! Wow! Not only does all the money I raise go to a very good cause, running a marathon is on my list of things to do before I die. I have already set up my fundraising website and official training starts on February 7. I'm really excited (and of course a little nervous) about it all. Check out my website below to donate or to monitor my progress over the next several months as I train.

http://pages.teamintraining.org/ntx/rnr09/mflenniken

I'm also including the link to the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll marathon and half marathon. There is a video on the homepage that is very inspiring and it makes me so excited to cross that finish line!

http://www.rnrmarathon.com/home.html

My goal is to run 2 miles 4-5 days per week until training starts. The Dallas running coach told me at the meeting that the first run will be 2 miles. Throughout the training process, Team in Training offers different clinics to teach participants about different aspects of running, such as shoes and nutrition. I went to the grocery store today and bought all healthy food so I can begin to prepare my body for the challenge ahead!

If you cannot donate, please feel free to forward my page on to anyone you can think of. I feel very confident that I will meet my goal without any problems! And just for fun, here are a few pictures from the last few months...

Kyle & I in New Jersey

Cohen & I on Christmas morning! He loved my wooden spoons!

Cohen & I at Thanksgiving! I don't know why, but I absolutely love this picture!

Have a great night! Keep checking for progress notes over the next several months!