Yesterday was the PF Chang's Rock and Roll Marathon here in Phoenix. It was an awesome event and a great weekend. It was John's first ever event and he's hooked. We both did the half marathon with Team in Training, so we raised, between the two of us, about $4,500 to fight blood cancers. Yeah, we rock.
We had a great time. John Bingham, The Penguin, was our speaker again at the TNT Inspiration Dinner. He's an amazing guy and such a great speaker. A long time ago his first love died of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, the same disease I had, but back then it was far less treatable. Then it was practically a death sentence but today, its got something like a 95% cure rate for Stage 1.
John Bingham created Team in Training as a way to keep a promise he made to his friend's mother, to do whatever he could to fight this disease. Cancer. Since then he's inspired countless others to run, walk, and run/walk and raise money to fight blood cancers. I'd say he kept his promise and then some.
Next event, San Antonio. I think. John and I are talking to some friends, were hoping to get a group together to go. Anyone interested let me know. I'm planning on doing the half marathon again, 13.1 miles.
I can't wait!
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