On my IPod I have a couple of Fray songs...LOVE this group. Well, just as I was getting off of work, Alica emailed me the good news of sponsoring my decision to run for my brother in order to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
Now that I have the BIGGEST motivation of all to finish the marathon, I have to work out the money collecting thing, and go ask Austin for money!
Oh, back to the Fray, I was so freaking hyper on Town Lake today, and they came on, well, the one "You Found Me", and "Save A Life". Back to back and I was balling my eyes out, but in a good way. I knew I would come around to honor Ryan. And how I miss him, but feel like he is sitting right next to me. I miss all my siblings right now....millions of miles apart!
The run, well good, but it's getting harder to push a big boy around. About 25 minutes today...ducks are still distracting. But I may just end up with some nice tri-ceps from all the pushing. Eventually I will find ways to get babysitting help, when the long runs start approaching. Ate Turkey sausage for dinner...pretty yummy with baked beans. Very Northern, yes I know.
Bro. Nate in Korea, 2009
About Me
- Run Girl, Austin
- Austin, TX, United States
- I moved to Austin with my son about 5 years ago. Previously, while living in Maryland for a year, I was often at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. You can imagine the many servicemen and women I saw with life altering wounds. One evening I was grabbing something to eat in the cafeteria, and a young man bumped into me with his wheelchair. He had obvious traumatic injuries and I was speechless because he apologized for bumping into me with his wheelchair. I was the one not paying attention where I was walking and so I became more humbled each time I took my son to WRAMC. I have continued to wonder what I could ever do to give back to the men and women who are often forgotten as we carry on day to day. During the time I lived in Maryland, our brother, Ryan passed away in the 2007 Olympic Marathon Trials in New York. He hovers over me with his spirit, and I swear, he's the one who made me get out of bed and decide to try my first marathon. So in his honor I will raise money for Team Ryan Shay Memorial (found on donation link on home page) to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project. Anybody can help...just contact me...as I am learning along the way. runningforryan@gmail.com
WWP's Chad Watson and Melissa Stockwell training for the 2009 Accenture ParaTriathlon Challenge in
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