How the East Was Won

I ran the first 4 marathons of my life between May and October of this year. The first two in May were just to finish. The third in October was to see how I was doing. The fourth two weeks after that was just to enjoy the scenery.

But I’ve still never set a goal time to aspire.

I was running my last 20-miler today — my last long run before the St. Jude Marathon in 2 weeks. And looking at my time I was shocked. At the pace I was going I wouldn’t hit a sub 4 hour marathon.

More importantly I wouldn’t even come close to comedian Will Ferrell’s famous 2003 Boston Marathon time of 3:56:12.

I need to break a 4 hour marathon. I need to beat Will Ferrell.

I’m not setting this sub-Will Ferrell goal for any particular fundraising gimmick, but my team is still accepting donations for the next 2 weeks if you still want to support. And as always, THANKS TO ALL OF you who are supporting St. Jude.

Suck it Trebek.

Wipe that smile off your face.