The Motivation

June 6, 2006:
I received an email from my best friend, Ramsey Duck telling me he was headed to D.C. to run the Marine Corps Marathon in October. The email also had some guilt laden text to peer pressure me into running it as well. Duck is a "seasoned" marathon-er (2 under his belt) and frequently competes in triathlons, so I figured I would take up his challenge and see how I'd do. And the training begins.....(Ramsey is pictured above, after the 2005 Richmond Marathon. Ramsey before his training is seen below).