I Can't Believe I Am Typing This But I Just Signed Up For the Chicago Marathon!

When I weighed 300 pounds in 2020, I would have NEVER dreamed running a marathon would be possible.... but here we are!

At the beginning of 2025, I was gassed running 2 miles & weighed 258 pounds.

With the help of Jenks, I am 235 3 months later running 20-25 miles a week. We have already come a LONG way but might as well go a little farther......

My original goal this year was to run a 1/2 Marathon like I did at St Jude in Memphis in December of 2023. Then Mook Can't Sleep asked me to run miles to raise $$$ for Ben DiGuilio's sister who was battling breast cancer.

I had not run more than a 10k before that night but decided to go all out to support the cause. I ended up running a 1/2 Marathon in 2 hours 34 minutes and we raised $11,000!

With the 1/2 marathon already in the rear view mirror in March, my goals changed and I started thinking about the full marathon.

With the help of Paige, I am now signed up to run to raise $$$ for PAWS Chicago. The race is Sunday morning October 12th so I have plenty of time to train this summer.

We are about to go on a soul searching journey and I am embracing it! Here is my fundraising page for PAWS Chicago.

IF YOU WILL IT..... IT IS NO DREAM!