Do You Believe in Magic?

Last weekend’s muggy August weather made for a more difficult long run, but we’ve otherwise been pretty lucky this summer. Our training schedule included a Magic Mile, which is basically a time trial mile. I ran the Magic Mile at 6:14, and Jenn previously ran hers at 7:14.

After the run, I accepted an invitation to Wizard World, the Chicago satellite of Comi-Con. I saw some Harry Potters in the crowd, but despite the name, the convention is less about magic, and more about sci-fi and comic books. Seeing various celebrities (broadly construed) and costumed fans, I had an interesting and amusing time in a world where reality is suspended. I have included a couple of pictures here and posted an entire album on Facebook.

Anyway, we might not believe in magic, but we have reason to believe in a lot more. We see that running is a way of life for many, maybe even us. However, without the AFC mission and the generosity and emotional support we have received, there is no way that we would feel so empowered and improve as greatly our physical and mental strength on the run. After being one of the top fundraisers last year, we would not want to spend our summer any other way.

With less than two months until the Chicago Marathon, we hope that we can get more help for the AFC and make it truly an amazing race. Please forgive me for the photographic pun using Kynt and Vyxsin, former Amazing Race contestants and Comi-Con celebrity attendees, and consider contributing anyway.  We're approaching $1,500 and hope to reach at least $2,000 by the end of the week.

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