• I started this site training for the 2006 Rock n' Roll Half-Marathon. Having never run more than 3 miles in my life, I did it as a personal challenge and to raise money for the American Diabetes Association. The experience was great, and maybe found out, I did not really "hate" running.
  
  
• Now I have done one marathon, what's next? Retirement?

• For two years in a row, I've hit up friends and family for sponsorships for this run (thanks to all!), and I wanted to give them a break this year! Instead, I was fortunate to have gotten an opportunity to do a focus group on September 5 that paid enough money to meet my minimum fund raising. So I am not pestering folks this year. But...
  
  
• If you feel inclined to support the effort, just complete my online sponsor form, and you can even give directly via credit card on the ADA's secure web site.

• Total Raised for ADA $1590 (Goal=$1500)
• Total Miles Running 290
• Total Excuses 27 training runs skipped
• Total Time Running (hours) 56.9
• Total Miles Biked 0.00
• Total Weight Loss 9.0 (Goal=15)
• Ave Blood Sugar 125.4 (mg/dL)

Thanks to everyone who has supported my run... Can I add you to this list? Just sign up to sponsor my marathon run!

• Alexander H
• Amy K
• J.D. W
• Beth K
• Catherine Y
• Pumpkin Y
• Anne D
• Cheryl C
• Arvind G
• Josie F
• Kevin C
• D'Arcy N
• Jennifer J
• Octavio H
• Teddy D
• Scott L
• plus 6 other anonymous donors...

• Jan 13, 2008 PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon 5:26:01
• Dec 10, 2007 Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon 2:21:53
• Jan 14, 2007 Rock & Roll Half Marathon 3:08:51 (sore shins, walked)
• Oct 28, 2006 Rim Country Challenge Half Marathon 2:50:41 (killer hills, altitude, sore shins)
• Mar 12, 2006: Valley of the Sun Half Marathon 2:11:16
• Jan 15, 2006: Rock & Roll Half Marathon 2:23:09
• Nov 13, 2005: Phoenix New Times 10k 1:05:13

• Denise Ernst: Wow! i have tears in my eyes reading all of...
• Alan: Hi Allison, you were probably in older kid session; my first summer...
• allison bowie: I was a camper at the original site when it was called...
• lynn seymour: Hi, spent a wonderful summer 1988, working as a nurse in the small...
• Erika Porter: I loved Camp Glyndon! I was a camper from 1981 to...

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