And so it begins...

Last night, I signed my life away.

Well, I signed some of it away. Smallish pieces that I can afford to give, that I want to give. I signed up to run a half-marathon for Pemle, my mom, who has lymphoma. She's been fighting lymphoma since 1995. She's been in remission three times.

And now lymphoma is after her. Again. She was diagnosed last month. If lymphoma had a human form I would lure it into a dark alley and go after it with a machete.

But I can't do that, so I am running a half-marathon for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training instead. I started running about nine months ago and have exactly one 5K (30:03) under my belt, so training could be...uh...interesting. I've never run more than 4.5 miles straight, and yet just a few months from now, I will cover three times that distance and hopefully not break anything in the process. The first group run is tomorrow. Team in Training sure doesn't waste any time!

Wish me luck. I'll check back in tomorrow and let you know how the group run goes. Banzaaaaai!

P.S. Please visit my official LLS Team in Training fundraising page and throw me a little coin if you're so inclined!