Challenge!!!!

Okay everyone, in the spirit of www.thiscityisgoingonadiet.com, I have decided I am going to do the OKC Memorial Marathon - 5k (walking).  I have challenged the Weightwise Support Group to join me and I would like to encourage others to join me as well.  I am putting together a team of us, it doesn't even have to be WLS related, but those who support us everyday as well! As soon as I can figure it out, I will put together a place to blog and track us.  If you would like to join me, email me and answer this post.   I started training this week and am trying to get my time down to about a 1 hour for the 3.1 miles.  I have had several people say they would join me from WW and I think the more the merrier!! So....how about it??

I do have a question!  With those who are walking or running, can the stop at any time if need be?  Also, do you have a date for the event?  Is there a fee to join in? Also, once we get a date, I'll add it to the calendar here on the group! Thanks so much for posting this!  You're awesome! Tonja

There is an entry fee, as soon as I have the information together I will post it to you so we can get it to everyone.  It is a major city event and if my mind serves me (haha) yes there are assistance spots throughout the course and shuttles if there are issues.   As soon as I take care of building the team site on the main website for the marathon I'll make sure that information gets here as well.  I am kind of in the starting phase of putting this together so I am a little slow!! If you haven't registered at www.thiscityisgoingonadiet.com everyone should!  It is a great tracking mechanism and a great motivator too!  There will be blogs and forums available there as well.  At if you are not a OKC resident (I'm not either) it doesn't matter.  It is a huge push to get the entire area to lose weight!  A lot of companies are joining and trying to get their employees healthier too! More to come!! Ruth

Start Date/Time:	Sunday, April 27, 2008 8:00 AM
End Date/Time:	Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:00 PM
Recurring Event:	One time event
Description:	The Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon is a race that is not about running—it is about life. 168 banners line the marathon course, one for each victim. Those banners serve to remind us as we run that we have been given the gift of life and that it is too precious to waste. This is what the Memorial Marathon is about: realizing the preciousness of time, valuing one another, taking life as it comes and making something magic from it. Celebrating Life. You don’t have to be a runner to participate in the Memorial Marathon. All you have to do is change the world you live in one moment, one opportunity, one person at a time. It is not about running—it is about living.

https://secure.marathonguide.com/register/OKCMarathon/

	Through December 31, 2007		January 1 - March 31, 2008		After March 31, 2008
Marathon	$65.00		$75.00		$85.00
Half-Marathon	$45.00		$50.00		$60.00
5-Person Relay	$150.00		$175.00		$200.00
Memorial 5K	$20.00		$25.00		$30.00
Kid's Marathon	$5.00		$5.00		$5.00

If you register before April 12, 2008 your name will be printed on your bib.