Decisions, Decisions... LiveSTRONG Philly Challenge.

I'm in sort-of training mode for a half-marathon (for a PR) in September and another half-marathon  (pacing my wife in her first half-marathon) in September.  I'm aiming to use all this training as a way to prepare for a marathon in November.  My last marathon was in March and I PRed a 5K in May.  So, I've never really stopped training, just taken some down time between training regimens.

A friend of mine, who is a cancer survivor now for 6 years, has done a number of Team LiveSTRONG Philly Challenges in the past few years and posted on Facebook about him doing this year's ride.  As I was investigating the possibility of joining in, I received a message from him in my inbox, "You should get a bike and join us one of these years"... I messaged back, "I have a bike, and I'm listening."

As you might remember, I have some desire to try a 100 mile ride.  There are a lot of choices for distances and the ride is August 19... about a month away.  But 100 miles is daunting in August with only a few weeks to train and I can choose 15-20 miles, 45-65 miles, 85-100 miles.

I'm torn on a few things.  Some of you who read this know more about biking than I do, and some of you actually have run long distances and even have biked 100 miles.  And some of you just have a thought or two on this.

The other part of the challenge is that, by signing up, I am committing to raising $250.  I would want to have a goal to raise $500 or more.  I hate asking for money, but I hate cancer more and anything I can do to help fight it, it's worth it.

I ran 7 miles today in 99 degree heat... it was all a mental effort, but I'm glad to be running again.  I understand the mental challenge it takes to run a marathon and the fatigue involved in all of it, but I want to make the right decision in all of this.  I'm pretty excited and pretty nervous, so it must be a good thing.

Here's the site for more information.  If you would be willing to support me in this effort, I'll let you know how if and when I register.  Thanks for reading and helping me make this exciting decision.