116 Days to Boston

116 days until the Boston Marathon. It seems like it was just a few weeks ago since completing the Grand Columbian Iron-Distance Triathlon (my last race) but it has been more than three months. Told Denise I was itching for a race but it is still five weeks until the Lake Vancouver Half Marathon. Maybe I will have to do a 10k resolution run or something on New Year's Day.

This morning's 7-mile run put me over 1,500 miles for the year at 1,505 and tomorrow's will put me over 100 for the month for the 17th month in a row! God is good and I am blessed to have been able to run healthy for this period of time.

Yesterday was able to set the new Team Neely fundraising page up and got the first few donations/pledges up. Also have started running with my new Cancer Warrior Jersey which has 19 names already - nine that have died of cancer; six survivors; and 4 fighting the battle now. If there is someone you want me to add please let me know.

Boston 2012!!

I just received the announcement that I was chosen as one of ten runners for Team Neely – representing The Cam Neely Foundation in the 2012 Boston Marathon on April 16, 2012!!

My nephew Dustin Dorsett would have turned 5 two days prior to the race if cancer had not claimed his life about a week ago. In his memory I will be raising support for cancer care with a personal goal of $26,200 ($1,000 for each mile of the race). As in previous marathons I will be creating a Cancer Warrior training shirt where I will write the names of those that have lost the battle as well as those currently fighting. Please let me know if you can help me towards my fundraising goal and/or if there is someone’s name you would like added to my training shirt.

I have to update this more often!

Yesterday was the Vancouver USA Marathon and Half-Marathon. Ran a 3:45:36 for a new Personal Best by over 14 minutes! The course was great, the runners were fun to be with and so many friends were out there. Denise set a new personal best in the 13.1 at 2:08 too!

Prior to this event I participated in:

• Eugene Marathon on May 1, 2011 and ran my first sub-four hour marathon at 3:59:57 which at the time was my personal best by about 3 1/2 minutes over the 2009 Marine Corps Marathon.


• Vancouver Lake Half Marathon on January 23, 2011 and set a personal best at that distance of 1:39:52.


• Resolution Run in Battle Ground on a very frigid New Years Day and ran the 10k in 45:52 for a 7:23 pace per mile.


• Hot Buttered Run 12K on November 28, 2010 at Fort Vancouver in 56:02 and finished 3rd in my age group.


• Portland Marathon on October 10, 2010 in 4:04:07 on an absolutely awful day - rain, wind, cold, etc.


• Ironman Lake Stevens 70.3 (1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run) in 6:46:52 with a great swim, a good bike and a struggle of a run on a 90+ degree day!

The rest of this summer has a lot of different events as well including the Seattle to Portland 204 mile bike ride, the Hood to Coast relays (197 miles for 12 member team) and a full Ironman distance triathlon (140.6 miles). Get out and as the Vancouver USA Marathon motto goes: Live, Work, Run!