Great Progress

First, I just wanted to say thank you to the following people for their donations in the past week:
- Michael and Kathleen Carius
- Nancy Miner
- Robert Suter
- Brian McGovern

I am happy to say that we are now up to $891 total, and we're still just getting underway!

The following week has consisted of mainly just distance runs but nothing too dramatic. The Army Ten-Miler was on Sunday, and I wanted to have fresh legs for the race. Good, tough course, but in the end I ran a 1:04:22 (6:26/mile) and felt really good about it.

More importantly, however, was how inspiring the race was with the many veterans who ran it. There were soldiers who had been seriously injured who were nevertheless pushing on every mile, and some of them keeping an incredibly strong pace. There was nothing better for me on Sunday than to see their grit, determination, and tenacity that proves just how strong and tough America's soldiers are. Furthermore, the presence of those soldiers' loved ones, whether it was their wives running along side of them, or their young children cheering on the sidewalks, was an emotional reminder of just how pivotal those people can be. It gives me all the more inspiration to complete the LOST Endurance Run and exceed my expectation of raising $5,000 for the Fisher House Foundation and Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

Only three weeks left until the Ranger Challenge Competition - Marine Corps Marathon weekend, and then my running will truly be unleashed to prepare for the run.

Left foot, right foot, repeat.

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