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Roberts Team in Training Updates

I really did it. I finished my first marathon!

Some more pictures of me during the race are

Yeah, probably! I never liked running, so running 26.2 miles is really crazy! But Ive decided to run the on September 22nd, 2002; just 8 days before my 35th birthday. Im doing it for myself as a challenge, but also to raise money for Thats right, Ill be running a full 26.2 mile marathon, further than Ive ever run before.

To help me with the challenge I face, Ive joined The Leukemia and Lymphoma Societys program. The program helps regular people like me to complete a marathon, century, or triathlon. We have a coach, a tailored training program, great training partners, and tons of moral support! In addition, I have two Honored Teammates: Evan Gyger whos 2 1/2, and Maddie Matthews, 3 1/2 years old who both have Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). Thinking about what these two children are going through gives me strength when Im suffering on a training run.

The best part of the program is raising money to help fund the fight against Leukemia and related cancers, diseases that are the number one killer of children between the ages of one and fourteen that kill over fifty thousand Americans each year. Also, the research The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society sponsors helps to find effective treatments of other cancers, including breast and lung cancer.

Please join me in the fight against these diseases, and in helping Evan and Maddie. My goal is to raise over $5,000, so please contribute as generously as you can. Seventy-five percent of the funds I raise go directly to research, and your contribution is completely tax deductible. Past contributions have helped raise the cure rate for children with ALL from 4% forty years ago to around 80% now. I hope that my support, and yours helps raise that to 100%! To help, please complete one of the Donor Forms linked to below and send me your tax deductible donation by September 30th, 2002.

I really appreciate any and all support you can give, and will keep you posted on how my training is progressing.

Getting ready to head to in two days. Ive been keeping up with the runs better lately, and I think Im on target to run most of the marathon. Im definitely planning on finishing! (2002-09-18).

Just a quick 20 minute loop around the neighborhood. About 1.8 miles. Felt pretty good afterward, not lagging like I felt after Saturdays 90 minute run. I think the few days off and trying to eat better and make sure I got plenty of fluids helped.

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