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January 27, 2007
Saying "no" to Boston: I'm making a smart decision today, but it's still a tough one.
Yesterday I was asked if I wanted a number for the Boston Marathon in April. It would mean raising $3,000 for Leukemia-Lymphoma Society as soon as possible and catching up with my training over the course of the next few weeks. My fears would be reversed from my last marathon: the last time I worried about training but wasn't too concerned about fund raising. This time I'm certain I could get through the training, but the fund raising is the sticking point.
I'm asking a lot of people I know this year. Loads of people I know gave generously to my Dublin Marathon effort, and loads of people are being asked to buy my book, attend a book release party and book signings, and just generally be supportive as I embark on another first-time adventure.
And training would not have been a picnic, either: the three months between now and Boston are the three months where I need to focus almost exclusively on book promotion and selling the film rights. Camp, our T.V. series, seems to be getting a second wind, and it looks like I'm going to be the subject of a documentary film on releasing book. I'm training for several half marathons and I'm staying involved with Team In Training by becoming a volunteer mentor with the season that kicks off next week. It's an exciting time, but, for example, trying to find time to squeeze in a 20-mile run when I'm in Pittsburgh in late March doesn't seem like it would be all that easy.
Boston is on my list and for the past 24 hours it's been exciting to think I'd be able to check it off in just a few more months -- especially where so many of my friends are running this year's Boston Marathon. But there will be other Boston Marathons and taking a few more months to recover from Dublin is probably the smart and prudent thing to do.
I don't have to make a final decision until Monday and if 100 people left comments pledging $30 donations between now and Sunday night I may very well be tempted to change my mind. But for now this seems like the smart thing to do -- plus I have Red Sox tickets for Patriots Day, so it's not going to be all bad.
Since I won't be running, I'll repeat a plea I've made before. If you are reading this and want to support some people who are running Boston for a good cause, consider making donations to any and all of the following:
http://www.active.com/donate/tntma/tntmaKFlynn1 http://www.active.com/donate/tntma/run4acure http://www.active.com/donate/tntma/lpepicelliboston
http://www.active.com/donate/tntma/tntmaJRaymon http://www.active.com/donate/tntma/tntmaMMilanoLabels: bloodandvolume, life, running, TNT
Posted at 11:41 AM
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