DJ Sara

Thank God for the ipod! I don't know how I would ever get through the mileage if it weren't for my little nano. I can set it on shuffle and just go. I seem to walk to the beat of whatever song I am listening to. Unfortunately this means more mello artists are automatically out-- no James Taylor, Indigo Girls or Sarah McLaughlin, for the most part. (and would you believe that I have a song by Eminem on my ipod??)

I find that I can indulge my love of broadway musicals sometimes, but certain ones just don't work-- Les Mis is awfully sad to try and tackle 8 miles! RENT is a pretty good one, and Hairspray has some catchy songs too. The problem with listening to a musical soundtracks is that I am used to singing along at the top of my lungs (swear to God, I should have been a musical theater major in college...). Something tells me that spectators might think I'm nuts if I burst into "Goodmorning Baltimore!" on the Kelly Drive trail!

My friend, Liz, has done a couple of marathons. She said that at some point during her 26.2 miles, she started singing "White Wedding" by Billy Idol. Not really the whole song, just the chorus: "It's a... nice day... for a.. white wedding!" So every once in a while, no matter what I am listening to, I end up singing Billy Idol for a while. It really works!

The San Diego marathon that we will walk in is also the "Rock N Roll" marathon. So at every mile marker, a different local band will be playing. That's 26 bands in all! I think I will end up bringing my trusty ipod anyway, though. What if the band at mile 4 is playing something I don't like? Not sure I will be able to hear my music with everything going on, but I'd hate to figure out that I want my ipod halfway through and NOT have it with me. There are also supposedly several cheerleading squads from local schools that will be cheering us on. The course will be lined with spectators, of course, and our faithful coaches as well.

Thanks to everyone who has donated during the last few weeks. We are inching closer and closer to our goal! Thank you to everyone for your support and well wishes! It's so motivating to have everyone's support!

-Sara