Happy Memorial Day!  I hope everyone had a wonderful three-day weekend and had an opportunity to get outside and get in some activity!  Los Angeles was gorgeous this weekend and I made sure to make the most of it.  I got in some ample beach time at Santa Monica Beach yesterday and had a nice long walk with my roommate’s dog today.

There is a lot that could and should be said on this Memorial Day about the service of our troops to this great nation, but anything I might say would be preaching to the choir.   By taking the WAO365-pledge, you’ve all made a selfless commitment to the men and women of the armed services, their families, and the United States of America.  Freedom does not come without a price and it is the soldiers who pay the debt.  Veterans and families of fallen soldiers remain too often underserved and underappreciated, and WAO is making great strides to acknowledge this.  I’m very proud to be a Team Leader for We Are One 365 and I’m happy that every time I sport my WAO365 apparel, it is for a great cause.   The men and women in uniform have made and continue to make tremendous sacrifices, both on the battlefield and at home, and I am incredibly grateful for all they’ve done.

After more than five months of training, marathon weekend is almost here.  Next weekend it all goes down.  I’ll be wearing my WAO365 dri-fit, running for the troops.  After a 20miler last Sunday, I’ve been tapering off, getting most of my miles in via long walks.  I feel good and strong and ready for the big race.

I’ll be heading down to San Diego Friday night, carbo loading Saturday, and running 26.2 along the Pacific Ocean Sunday morning.  It should be a great weekend.  I’ll have a full rundown of how things go next week in my post.

Until then, happy exercising!

-Derek