An offer of a jam-jar

So, my brother-in-law, who shall remain nameless (but is in fact Hugh) sent me an e-mail about a week ago offering me a case of jam jars, in anticipation, I can only presume, that I would 'jam' on the 1/2 marathon.

Well, 3 days to go, Hugh. What will I get in exchange for my photo crossing the finish?

My one disappointment that I noticed today is that 'headphones' are strictly forbidden on the race course -- but maybe I'll try to smuggle my iPod along...!

6 days to Marathon Day

So -- the day approaches. Unfortunately, I have had some issues with my back, and a crazy schedule, so this has had an impact on my training. HOWEVER, I have been re-inspired by my Brother-in-Law, Dan Schmidt, and his training for this effort, and his effort at using this to help raise funds for a small village in Africa that his church is partnering with (check out www.myhillside.ca/index.php?doc=boro for more details on this).

From my point-of-view, I am going to go ahead with the 1/2 marathon, but I will be doing walk/run, and truthfully, mostly a walk. From what I can gather, there are a fair number of walkers in the 21.1 km 1/2 marathon, so hopefully I won't be along. I walked 5 km in under 30 minutes this morning, so hopefully will be able to finish on that sort of pace.

Think of me at 0700 on Sunday morning. I won't be wearing my kilt, but maybe that would help!

My trusted iPod will be charged, and off I go....