Yup, I'm back!!!!

I know - I wasn't sure if I was going to run in 08, but here we are and YES, as crazy as it sounds I'm going to run again! I'm running again for the Tug McGraw Foundation. Thier goal is to improve the quality of life for adults and children diagnosed with brain tumors. They do a lot of work with Duke University. David's last MRI was stable, which is great! Not only am I running for David, but I'm running in memory of Jimmy Fang. His fiance, Debbie Persaud is also running. We plan to cross the finish line together and in less than 5 hours. That was Jimmy's goal. He was supposed to run last year and his goal was to finish in under 5 hours.

I'm coming off an injury. I fell on Main Street with about 1/2 mile to go before I finished my run! Talk about stopping traffic! I was really embarrassed, and after a few hours of watching my foot swell up after being elevated and iced, decided that it was a good idea to get it checked out. I had a sprain, which put in a cast and crutches for a couple of weeks, physical therapy for a month, and was finally cleared to run about 2 weeks ago. So, now I'm running 5 days a week again and up to 5.2 miles a day. This Sunday, I'm going to increase my distance to 6.5 miles. I'm hoping that by the end of this month, I'll be up to 10 miles and by mid-Aug to be running 10-13 miles twice a week with a long run of 15 miles. Sept and Oct my long runs will consist of 18, 20, and 23 miles. No more sleeping in on the weekends for a few months!

I love my 5.2 runs! I didn't want to have to start at the beginning again this year, but here we go! I'm adding a mile a week again!

Here's my support page for anyone that's want to support my efforts to running to wipe out brain cancer!

http://www.active.com/donate/teammcgrawnyc08/tugnycDBier

Let the running begin!!!!