Greetings from the sweltering heat of Houston's summer.

Hello visitors. After officially being selected in the lottery, Jen had the idea to blog our progress as a group for our 01/30/2011 Houston Marathon training. Our group is called McMagsicles and it consists of
Full Marathon - Steven, Mike, and Billy
Half Marathon - Jen, Lewis, and Gyn

We are all excited and terrified about what we've gotten ourselves into. But, as for being excited, we want to make sure that we stay in touch with each other and make sure we are on track with our training. Accountability will be added motivation to our goals. I ran my first Half Marathon in April of this year and it was extremely fun and exhausting. It was so great seeing my wife, parents, Jen, Lewis, Taite, and Paige waiting for me and cheering for me at the finish line. Crossing that finish line makes all the hard work worth it. So, we have set our sights on January, and we are starting our training already. CUE ROCKY MUSIC. I bought new running shoes today (Asics 2150s for you running nerds), and joined a gym to swim laps and cycle for cross training. Hopefully, we can look back at this first post and see it as the start of our long journey, and not just wishful thinking. We appreciate everyone's support and look forward to sharing finisher photos with you in January. Til next time. -Steven-

Me, Jen, and Lewis after our first 5K run together 10/17/2009