Just got back from our Team Diabetes Carbo Loading pasta dinner, our last gathering before the marathon Sunday. I was proud to be among the 53 who made it through the 22 week training season, and we all remarked how quickly the time went. In reviewing the history, our local Team Diabetes is the only one left in the US after it was dropped by the ADA as a national program in 2003. There are active teams in Canada and Australia.
This year we raised nearly $75,000 for the ADA and over $500,000 over the 5 years of the program. Still, more and more people are being diagnose every year. Maybe of more people ran marathons….
I’d like to acknowledge my former colleague Gaye for being convinced to try to train for this effort, and being successful at it, and wish her well on her 1/2 marathon walk.
And ditto for everyone else on the Team, and regrets I was gone so much this year to hardly get to know many of you. Let;s make those red shirts fly on Sunday! Go Team D!
Oh, and a big thank for my Canadian friends who just stepped up with some generous pledges, thanks! Cannot wait to thank you in person in February.
So time to rest, drink lots of water, and not get too anxious about TWENTY SIX POINT TWO FREAKIN MILES!
name: Alan Levine
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