Francisco's Marathon Update

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone:

Today, Feb 4th is the first official day of training for the National

AIDS Marathon. I have decided to train for the full marathon--26.2

miles!

I will be timed in a three-mile run and placed in a pace group for

the remainder of the six-month training period.

Since December, I've ramped up my workouts to meet this challenge. I

wake up at 5:30 AM to workout 6 days a week. On Mon, Wed, Fri, I do a

circuit workout combining sit-ups (300 crunches), push ups and free

weights. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I do a maintenance run of 3 - 4

miles. Saturdays are distance/endurance runs anywhere from 6 - 15

miles.

I ask for your positive thoughts as I embark on this monumental

challenge. However, this is nothing in comparison to living with

HIV/AIDS. I'm so blessed to have my health, and I want to turn that

gratitude into action to help those less fortunate than me--the men,

women and children who live day to day struggling with their health

due to HIV and AIDS.

I dedicate my training and my run to my dear friend Troy who is

living life to the fullest with HIV, and to the more than 500 members

of my church who have been lost to AIDS.

If you would like to sponsor me, please do so at

www.aidsmarathon.com . I'm runner # 6010 in the San Francisco

Marathon. You can also request a form from me if you prefer to donate

by check.

Thank you to my sponsors:

Jackie Lam*

Tamra Doughty

lba Pena*

Gemma Nimedez-Arbas*

Blow

Atlantis Black

Mona Wentling*

Valley Relocation & Storage**

Weiss

*$50 - $99

**$100 or more

Total so far: $445

Total to go: $1255

Wish me luck!

Francisco

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone:

Today, Feb 4th is the first official day of training for the National

AIDS Marathon. I have decided to train for the full marathon--26.2

miles!

I will be timed in a three-mile run and placed in a pace group for

the remainder of the six-month training period.

Since December, I've ramped up my workouts to meet this challenge. I

wake up at 5:30 AM to workout 6 days a week. On Mon, Wed, Fri, I do a

circuit workout combining sit-ups (300 crunches), push ups and free

weights. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I do a maintenance run of 3 - 4

miles. Saturdays are distance/endurance runs anywhere from 6 - 15

miles.

I ask for your positive thoughts as I embark on this monumental

challenge. However, this is nothing in comparison to living with

HIV/AIDS. I'm so blessed to have my health, and I want to turn that

gratitude into action to help those less fortunate than me--the men,

women and children who live day to day struggling with their health

due to HIV and AIDS.

I dedicate my training and my run to my dear friend Troy who is

living life to the fullest with HIV, and to the more than 500 members

of my church who have been lost to AIDS.

If you would like to sponsor me, please do so at

www.aidsmarathon.com . I'm runner # 6010 in the San Francisco

Marathon. You can also request a form from me if you prefer to donate

by check.

Thank you to my sponsors:

Jackie Lam*

Tamra Doughty

lba Pena*

Gemma Nimedez-Arbas*

Blow

Atlantis Black

Mona Wentling*

Valley Relocation & Storage**

Weiss

*$50 - $99

**$100 or more

Total so far: $445

Total to go: $1255

Wish me luck!

Francisco