Personal Injury Law

Wish Me Luck?: ING 1/2 Marathon

By Peopleslawyer

The good (and bad) about posting a resolution on a blog is that you better keep the resolution. My first major one looms this weekend: Running a 1/2 Marathon. I pondered my many excuses- injured knee, troublesome ankle, not enough long runs - when a good friend asked me if I was backing out. Nope.

I'll be running for a close friend, stationed in Iraq as we speak, who is - along with about 100+ others - currently in the thick of it in the Army in Al-Kut.
Whenever I fell a bit sorry for myself over the long hours, I re-read one of his emails. A recent email from my friend recounted how he stayed awake and on duty for more than 20 hours, slept for 90 minutes, and used a sandbag for a pillow. For him and his fighting men I will run.

If you see me on the course, say "hey" (That's Southern for "hello.")

Full post as published by A Georgia Lawyer on March 27, 2008 (boomark / email).