Well here I am the day after the 2011 NYC marathon and I decided that it’s time to take a break from feeding my face to put some of my thoughts down about the weekend. As many of you know, I once again raced with Ethan Zohn and his charity Grassroot Soccer, raising money for [...]
All joking aside, Christmas was really nice. We got to share it with everyone on both sides of the family and it reminded me that I am surrounded by really great people… and I’m grateful for that.
Since we both come from soccer backgrounds, (more specifically, goalkeeping backgrounds) a mutual friend of ours thought I might be a good go to person for Ethan during his treatments.
But the title speaks to much more than multisport training. “The Beast” concept hit me again the other day when I was responding to friend’s email and I realized that I am constantly in a state of building or creating something or charting a course to somewhere.
The 2009 ING New York City Marathon was truly an amazing experience. I raced NYC this year as part of Ethan Zohn’s charitable organization Grassroot Soccer (GRS) which raises funds for AIDS and HIV education and awareness. Our team raised a combined $150,000 for the cause.
This event also connected me with Ethan Zohn. It was very cool how a soccer goalkeeping idol of mine growing up – Shep Messing – reached out to me and introduced me to Ethan when Ethan was first diagnosed with lymphoma.
