How I Got to the Marine Corps. Marathon.
MCM - The Prequel As I approached mile 23, I had already been struggling! It had already become clear that my first attempt at qualifying for Boston had failed. It was at that mile Heather passed me. She did an about face and was now running backwards, smiling and yelling to me.. “Fight for it, Shane!” This was in September of 2015 at the Erie Marathon in PA. At the time, I had no idea how significant these words were and what they would mean to me just a few short years later as I was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. With Mets to my liver and lungs and other areas in my body.. “Fight for it, Shane” would become the life or death mantra I repeat to myself often. And I often see that moment in my mind of Heathers epic about face during that marathon! She was SO strong that year. In March of this year, 2019 Heather jumped on the rush registration of the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) And had texted me at work to remind me as ...