I MENTIONED BRIEFLY BEFORE IN MY BLOG THAT OUR DEAR DADDY IS MARATHON TRAINING. AT CHRISTMAS, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ANNOUNCED THAT ON JANUARY 5TH, 2009 HE WAS GOING TO START MARATHON TRAINING.
WE ALL LAUGHED, AT THE TIME, HE WAS HOLDING A COOKIE OR SOMETHING. WELL, JANUARY 5TH CAME AND LANCE STARTED HIS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE NEW YORK CITY MARATHON WHICH IS IN EARLY NOVEMBER.
SINCE WE ALL THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING, TOMMY WAS VERY INTERESTED WHEN HE BEGAN HIS QUEST. IN TYPICAL LANCE FASHION, HE READ A BOOK, (LANCE ALWAYS READS BOOKS ON HOW TO DO STUFF FROM SKINNING A DEER TO INSTALLING CROWN MOLDING!), THE NON-RUNNERS GUIDE TO MARATHON TRAINING AND TOMMY GOT A COPY OF THE BOOK ALSO AND THEY MADE A PACT TO ENTER THE LOTTERY DRAWING FOR THE MARATHON.
TOMMY STARTED HIS TRAINING ABOUT 1 MONTH BEHIND LANCE, THEY ARE NOW OUTFITTED WITH FANCY GPS WATCHES THAT TRACK THEIR HEART RATE, PACE, TIME, ETC. THEY ENTERED THE LOTTERY DRAWING FOR THE NEW YORK MARATHON.
THE LOTTERY WILL BE DRAWN IN THE SUMMER AND YOU HAVE A ONE IN THREE CHANCE OF MAKING IT BY LOTTERY DRAW. YOU CAN ALSO APPLY TO RUN ON SOMEONE'S TEAM. LANCE RESEARCHED AND HE AND TOMMY ENTERED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE LANCE ARMSTRONG LIVE STRONG MARATHON TEAM. OUR LANCE'S BEST FRIEND, ROBERT CUDD DIED OF CANCER IN THE LAST YEAR AND LIVESTRONG WAS AN ORGANIZATION THAT OUR LANCE KNEW HELPS WITH CANCER RESEARCH.
SURPRISE OF ALL SURPRISES, TODAY, THE LIVESTRONG MARATHON TEAM EMAILED TOMMY AND LANCE AND THEY BOTH WILL BE RUNNING WITH TEAM LIVESTRONG IN THE NYC MARATHON THIS YEAR! ISN'T THAT INCREDIBLE!!! THE TEAM CONSISTS OF 250 RUNNERS. MORE INFO TO COME - YOU KNOW FUNDRAISING FOR THE ENTRY FEE, ETC.
PLEASE PRAY AGAINST INJURY FOR TOMMY AND LANCE AS THEY CONTINUE TO TRAIN FOR THIS GREAT ADVENTURE!
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6 comments:
How exciting. Go, team, go!!!
That is awesome! I run 4 miles a day about 4-5 days a week and that is enough of a marathon for me!! It is a ton of work, but so rewarding in the end - and so great that they are running for a cause! I commend you both! Good luck!!
Ah! That's so great! So do you get to go to NY and cheer them on??
Run Tommy Run, as Fast as You Can, even the Gringerbread Man Can't Catch You!!! Good Luck and Congrats...
That is the neatest thing!! Please tell Tommy that we are praying for him and Lance, for endurance and good health!!! What fun!
We miss you guys and our Wed. meals together!
WOW!!! That is awsome! Is Tommy having fun yet?
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