Mayor's Marathon: Team ShickenMooch Rocks it!

As most you all know my buddy Miguel, my Dad and I have been training for the Mayor's Marathon in Alaska and raising $$ for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in honor of Mooch and Shicken and in memory of those who have left us too soon because of Cancer or other f*ed up diseases.

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We raised well over $7,000 with the help and support of NCKA and family and friends, and the Santa Cruz Team we are on raised over $122,000 since we started training in January!!

Alaska was...AMAZING!!!!! 

Beautiful place, great people, excellent food, yummy beer....really was a special trip!!

Miguel has been battling a foot injury so he was not his usual speedy self, but that allowed me to catch him around mile 13 and keep him going thorugh the pain...was very cool to run and finish with my good friend!!

They say a Marathon is 85% mental/heart and 15% physical ability...I think for Miguel it was about 95% heart that day...

I could see the pain in his face and in his stride as soon as I found him on the course...he told me he could not feel either of his feet and I just kept telling him we were gonna take it one mile at a time....after the gravel tank trail from mile 7-15 we popped back on paved road and even though it was less steep, our legs had taken a beating on the rough road...we cruised for a mile or two and then Miguel really starting hurting...

I told him it was gonna be all heart from mile 18 in, and if anybody had the heart to do it, it was him!!

The last few miles my wheels started to fall off and Miguel returned the favor and talked me out of my head and kept me going....

The big motivator for both of us was the people we were running in honor and memory of...just thinking of the names on the backs of our shirts made us able to keep putting one foot in front of the other.

We both finished together at 4 hours and 59 minutes...about 15 minutes slower than what I was hoping for (and way slower than Miguel's usual pace), but the course was challenging and we were both just happy to finish together and to help each other cross the finish line!!

My Dad has been in and out of the Hospital with heart problems these past few months so could not get the green light for the Full Marathon, but rocked the Half out in great time and got 5th in his age category!!

The party afterwards was off the hook and a great time was had by all!!

 

Here is the vid!!



THANK YOU once again to EVERYBODY who helped us achieve our fundraising and training goals!!  Really means a lot to me to have all your support!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

ps...the medals are big and heavy and make great bottle openers!! 

One question Jim.......................................... How many hands did you hurt?????? ............Great job bro!!!!

One question Jim.......................................... How many hands did you hurt?????? ............Great job bro!!!!

Ha Ha hopefully someday I can make it to an event and experience the legendary bone crushing handshake.

Nice job on the marathon Jim! I don't know how you do it.

-Eliot

Well done the 3 of you! Can't thank you guys enough for what you do 

I hope to make it to Alaska one of these days! It still hurts to think that I had the opportunity to LIVE LIFE over there.

you guys are amazing athletes!

congrats on a fantastic trip!

Wow Jim...

  Strong work is a understatement...

 but Strong Work....

  There is a ton of talk out there...

                        But you are truly a Man of Action...

congrats on getting another on in the books and for the cause.

 

Why walk in the shadow of greatness, when you can BE the shadow of greatness?!? Well done gentlemen!!!

-Allen

that's just awesome guys

 :smt007AWESOME  way to go guys

Too Miguel, your Dad (You and the Miss's raised a hell of a son there) and You, Thanks for makin memories for all of us. and oh yeah! Nice Hali's you Bastard!

Jim, Miguel, Dad, and the rest of Team ShickenMooch, awesome freaking job everyone!! Not only y'all have hearts of strength/endurance but hearts of gold 

Well done, really incredible what you have done and are doing. Thank you

You 3 are totally impressive!
Big Jim = Big Heart