Westside LA Team In Training - Summer 2009 Marathon & Half Marathon Team

Erica Murray was a good friend of several of my friends.  Through them, I heard about her struggle with Leukemia.  Just a few weeks after her death last December, I completed the Honolulu Marathon with her name on my back.  Though I had never met Erica, I was moved by everything my friends told me about her and completed my first marathon in honor of her (and others).  This past week, her boyfriend, Josh Newton, began his own tribute to her.  He is traveling, volunteering, and fundraising in her honor.  Though he is not part of Team in Training, I wanted to share his website, and the blog Erica kept during her battle, as reminders of why we’re all here and how important finding a cure is.  This mission is bigger than 13.1 miles.  It is bigger than 26.2 miles.  And it is so important.  If you find yourself struggling this weekend on the course in San Diego or on the long practice runs in Santa Monica, please think of Erica and Josh, and draw strength from them.

http://ericatribute.com/
http://ericamurray.blogspot.com/