Always Looking Up!!

I seem to have great timing.

I've been waiting to read Michael J Fox's latest book, Always Looking Up, for a couple reasons.
1). I've been very busy working, running and fundraising.
2). I thought it would help to motivate me even more during the last hard month of training. and...I was certainly right about this...

The best part about his books are that they are such an easy read (no Mom, I am not listening to the book on tape and there are no pop-up pictures...sheesh...gimme some credit here). My parents were English teachers at different points in their lives and I think that it just amazes them that I am actually reading books lately. The thing is that when I am motivated by something, I will read.

The most motivating thing is that Michael J Fox could have just accepted Parkinsons, hid it for a number of years, retired and lived off of his money well earned. Instead, he is out there everyday trying to help to find a cure. The one thing that I think about is that I have been extremely active throughout my life. I'm not saying I was in shape all of the time but I've run 3 marathons (working on a 4th if you haven't heard), played ice hockey, basketball, baseball and other miscellanous sports. I can't imagine having a disease that robs me of my ability to have control of my body. The mind is still able but the body has a mind of it's own when afflicted by Parkinson's disease. I now think about this everytime I run and I will be thinking about this for the entire 26.2 miles of the NYC Marathon on November 1st.

Thanks again for the support.
Tim