An update on Officer Larson!

From an email sent to me from my friend, Officer Larson:

"Friends and Family,

As always I would like to start off by thanking those of you have been able to donate to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society as we race for a cure for blood cancers! So huge thank you goes out to:

Jim and Erna Worden

Jake and Meredith Worden

Karen Buchanan

Doug French

Richard and Ruth Larsen

Becky Stevens

Jeff and Rebecca Woodman

Tamee MacKay

Kim Towfigh

Gina French

Tim and Carla Larsen

Steven Barnett

Aurora Lampson

Kacie Kanemoto

Training continues! Most of the team will be leaving us next week as they run the Huntington Beach “Surf City” Half Marathon. About 10 (in Orange County) of us remain to continue training for the LA Marathon on March 20, 2011.

This weekend we ran a mere 8 miles! A walk in the park compared to the 14 we ran the week before! We do start to ramp up from here on out as we get closer and closer to race day! In the next 4 weeks we will be running 14 miles, 16 miles, 18 miles and 20 miles. We are less than 6 weeks out from race day!!!!

I would like to thank everyone who has been sending me words of encouragement and keeping up with my training on Facebook. For those of you who keep asking….no….I am not crazy….they test for that prior to training!

I can’t begin to thank those of you have been able to donate on my behalf to LLS. Your money is going a long way to helping those with cancer and finding a cure! If you have been meaning to donate but just haven’t yet you still have time! The race is March 20, 2011. But why wait until the last minute. Donate now and scratch one more thing off of you to-do list! You will also be one step closer to getting a better return on next year’s taxes as this is a good tax deduction!

The team LAPD numbers are dwindling as the training and commitment has proven too much for about half the team. It is a huge commitment and a lot to take on! I am sure my wife will attest to this and be glad when the marathon is behind us. In the mean time, I must fight on and finish strong!

Thanks for your time!

Philip Larsen"

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