So I did it. I did it with a lot of noise in my head. Not good enough. Not fast enough. Too arrogant. Not trained. It was a personal worst. And I felt really bad about it. I got stress fractures in both feet. I couldn't walk without excruciating pain for two weeks.

But I did it. And today I am better. And I want to acknowledge a few of the contributions that have come in post-race, dialing up the total raised thus far to $7,670

For this last boost, I thank: Bob Tse, Wendy and Nishant Upadhyay, Jyoti Talwar, Cephora Grundman and my mom, Leona Jane Silka.

Keep it coming! :) It's not too late to donate. I've got like, 17,000 and then some dollars still to raise.