The only thing to fear

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." -- FDR - First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933

Above is a photo of me and my roommate LaJuanda after my first half-marathon last October. We look happy mostly because it's over.

Below is my anticipated facial expression upon finishing the Chicago marathon this coming October:

Yeah, that looks about right.

This blog will be a place for me to document the journey toward running my first marathon. I'm also raising money for the American Cancer Society (ACS), and so I'll be doing super awesome fundraiser-y things here too. Please visit my ACS DetermiNation Participant Center to donate!