At the end of the summer of 2009, we celebrated the five year anniversary of the Ray Lang Memorial Golf Tournament. Several weeks later, I received a phone call from the President of the Tug McGraw Foundation, Jennifer Brusstar. During our conversation, she asked me if I ran and then explained what Team McGraw was and how the team was running in the upcoming New York City marathon. After our conversation, I started to think about running in a marathon but once again I convinced myself that it would be impossible.
I did start running short distances though and while I ran I thought about if I would be able to run as a member for Team McGraw. As much as I wanted to, I would always convinced myself the 26.2 miles would be impossible! I sill researched the Team McGraw porgram and the different races individuals were involved in throughout the country.
During my research, I found a story of a woman named Jen McDevitt. Jen was diagnosed with brain cancer several years ago. Since her diagnoses, she has ran in several marathons in Chicago and New York City. While I searched on the internet to learn more about this remarkable story, I found a video that changed my thought process on running a marathon forever. After I saw this video, I went from saying "I could never run in a marathon" to officially signing up to run a marathon this October - a month after my 30th birthday!
I do not do justice in trying to explain this video - I will tell you that it changed my life - and just a warning before you press the play button: you may just find yourself running your neighborhood streets before you even realize what hit you! :) Ya Gotta Believe!
2 comments:
Pete....
I used to think I was tough... then I met Jen. Ya Gotta Believe!
Coach Kevin
I'm proud of you, Pete. And you too, Carmen! I am looking forward to cheering you on at the Chicago Marathon!
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