For some reason, I have volunteered to run the NYC marathon...not being a runner, this may  be another example of my historically bad decision making skills

1.  Adopt a dog with no apartment
2. Eat clam strips from the Fireplace
3. Caribbean sun + Polerican skin - sunblock (this resulted in my flesh turning purple by the way)

Had it not been for Fred's Team and the opportunity to support  Breast Cancer Research - i may have just sat this one out.

I don’t know what compels me to do such impulsive and irrational things - but I done gone and done it and now there is NO turning back...victory will be mine.

The Rub? I (Suzie "Speed Machine" Flores) need to raise $3,000 to do this - AND my running Partner in crime and slowness (Meag "The Bullet" Coomber) also needs to raise$3,000 for Ovarian Cancer Research! 

We have $6,000 to come up with over the course of the summer...I wish I knew some decent people who would help us out - people who understand how important this type of research is - people who love Meag and I and have $25-$100 dollars to spare...But where does one find such people?

In the marathon planning - i have been weighing out the pros and cons...

• Upside - I may lose some excess pounds
• Downside - I may lose some toenails
• Upside - Otis has been running with me in the mornings
• Downside - Otis cant run more than 4 miles
• Upside - Jay and Buka have been joining me too
• Downside - They can't run more than 3
• Upside - I can eat a lot of macaroni and cheese over the next few months
• Downside - I have to run 26 miles in a row
• Upside - I get to raise money for a good cause
• Downside - i am actually going to have to do this.

If you or someone you know cares about Breast and Ovarian Cancer research - send them to our donation sites...Stay tuned for training updates and pictures of Otis being cute.

For your amusement, below is a pic of Meag and I after our 5 mile Haiti Benefit Run. Welles joined us at the finish line and immediately lost his mittens after this photo. Said mitten was recovered by Aunt Suzie moments later. It was a very exciting morning.
(Photo courtesy of James P Douglas - Jersey City's most Handsome photographer)

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