Hi everyone! So much for keeping up with my blog regularly on top of being at work…. I went back to work today and I’m already turning into a Bad Blogger! Ahh!
My excuse is that it’s 10pm (which is my bedtime since I have to be at work so gosh darn early in the morning) and I just got home from a 9 miler from which I an EXHAUSTED.
Buttttttttttttt…………..my exciting news is that next week I will be doing an interview with the one, the only, John “The Penguin” Bingham!!!
In addition to writing the bestselling Marathoning for Mortals (which I credit for turning me onto marathoning, as you can read here), according to www.JohnBingham.com,
“Once an overweight couch potato with a glut of bad habits, including smoking and drinking, at the age of 43 Bingham looked mid-life in the face—and started running. Since then, he has completed 40 marathons and hundreds of 5K and 10K races—and developed a whole new outlook.
John is the National Spokesperson for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training program. Since 1988, more than 380,000 participants have helped raise more than $950 million in the fight against leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma research and for patient services.”
I’m incredibly excited to have the opportunity to interview The Penguin himself, and I want to know what questions you have for him! Please leave a comment or shoot me an email with any questions or comments you may have for him about running in general, marathoning, or anything else about him you would like to know! 
Gratitude Journal:
1) It felt good to go back to work today
2) I’m excited to be working with a lot of the same great co-workers again this year… I have such great OSS teams!
3) I feel proud to have completed a 9 miler tonight even though I’m now exhausted as a result
I'm a school social worker who is also a newlywed (and had a Big Fat Greek Wedding, no less!) living in Chicago. I am starting this blog to talk about the training process I will go through to prepare for the Chicago Marathon, while also raising awareness for Ceasefire, a Chicago anti-violence program.
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OMG Val!!! That.Is.Amazing! And great job with the 9 miler!
As a shortie, my question would be:
What’s the advantage of being short (if any) when it comes to running?
Congrats on the 9 mile run! Nice!
Val how exciting! yay! i really look forward to the interview!
Way to go on that 9 miler. I’m stressin out too about my blogging. I was able to blog 3 times a day, and now that school started (today) i’m freakin out that i won’t be on top of things, and to really top it all off i don’t have my camera cord yet that i ordered from ebay. i’m a lost bloggie
have an awesome day Val!!!!
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