Someone is using my name in an attempt to scam people. I am not now nor have I ever been looking for any kind of assistant. I certainly wouldn't ever ask anyone to cash a check to me or to make a Western Union payment to anyone else (especially not someone in Manilla!). This is a classic Fake Check scam. Learn more about that at www.fakechecks.org. If you've been in contact with this person, please report them ASAP!
So this summer I said to myself "I think I'll run a marathon." My initial thought is that I would look for one sometime in the summer or early fall of 2006. I went to http://www.runnersworld.com to look up training plans and they gave me one that could get me from basically couch to marathon in 3 months. They also had a list of upcoming marathons and the 2005 Seattle marathon was going to happen on the 27th of November. So I decided that I was going to train up and do it.
I did (in 4 hours, 32 minutes, and 36 seconds), and here are the pictures to prove it.
I did (in 4 hours, 32 minutes, and 36 seconds), and here are the pictures to prove it.
Look who's all smiles at the beginning of the race. It's a lot of fun now sucker, but just wait until mile 25!
Look who's all smiles at the beginning of the race. It's a lot of fun now sucker, but just wait until mile 25!