Chicago Tomorrow!

I just received word that a couple of my teammates have already arrived in Chicago, and I’ll be on a plane myself in less than 21 hours. It feels surreal at the moment – but that may be just because excitement and nervousness have prevented me from getting much sleep the week. My coaches tell me it doesn’t matter – that the months of training, adrenaline and the energy of 1 to 1.5 million spectators will carry me through. I hope they’re right!

At this point, I’m pretty much packed but I have a few last minute chores to do this evening – the most important of which are printing photos of Jon and Kirsi to pin to my shirt and getting my inspiration band ready to go. Whatever else happens this weekend, I want to make sure I spend the race thinking about the people I’m running for and why the fight against all forms of cancer – and blood cancers, in particular – is so important.