ONE YEAR from TODAY....

The idea came to me three weeks ago, while I was sitting at my sister Taylor's house. I was sipping a cup of tea at the time and thinking quite seriously about my next great plan. So far, we have conquered Kilimanjaro, managed to organize a wedding abroad, and finished our first half marathon in association with Team Parkinson. But, what now? It seems to me that I don't feel "right" unless I am working towards SOMETHING more. And so.....I sat with my tea and thought:

"Phil wants to travel to Iceland....he always has. We learned to love running together....especially when training and fundraising side by side. Hmmm....I wonder if there are any marathons in Iceland. They would have to be in the summer, of course. Let's see what Google has to say about this. Oh - look! There is one on August 20th, 2011! But wait....is it possible....hmm...let me Google that too. WOW-EEE! IT IS POSSIBLE! We can fundraise for TEAM DIABETES while we train!!! This is perfect! I hope Phil is on board."

And he was. Because I have the most loving, supportive, "go get 'em, tiger" husband that any girl could ever hope for. The encouragement wasn't exactly automatic (being the realist that he is), but it came eventually, and full-force!

Allow me to explain his initial hesitation: as a participant in this event, we have committed to raising $6100 EACH for the Canadian Diabetes Association. This equates to $12,200 TOTAL! I understand if you think that this seems far-fetched or lofty - Phil's first thought would agree with you, too! But, this happens to be how Kilimanjaro started as well:

Lindsay: Do you want to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with me on March Break?

Phil: Ya sure. What else are we going to do while we're in Tanzania?

Lindsay: Just that.

Phil: Huh?

Lindsay: Ya, it will take us six days.

Phil: WHAT?!!!!!

Lofty at first, but we achieved it in the end. I like challenges, and - if you know Phil - you know that he LOVES them. And so here is our next one.

ONE YEAR from TODAY.....we will be running in the Reykjavik Marathon with TEAM DIABETES! We have ONE YEAR to train for a FULL MARATHON and to raise $12,200 for the Canadian Diabetes Association.

Now, let's get started.....