Rock'nRun

Hello, everyone! It´s me, Kathryn Plazek, and I´m back in the blogging world. Ok, so my last attempt at blogging failed somewhat miserably, but if at first, you don´t succeed… sign up for a marathon.

That´s not exactly how the saying goes, but that´s what I´ve done, and I´ll tell you why.

Really, it´s a question of the stars aligning just right. Don´t worry, I´m not into astrology, but I am an idealist and one dream that I have is Saxum: a conference center that´s being built –as we speak– in the Holy Land, just 18 miles from Jerusalem, where people from all over the world will be able to come to discover the ground where God left his footprints.

And, speaking of footprints, I love running, and it just so happens that I´m going to be in Malta on February 22, the very day the Malta Marathon takes place. Too good a chance to miss—run 42 kilometers (which is a little more than running from Saxum to Jerusalem and back—they´re only 18 kilometers apart) and use the opportunity to get the word out about Saxum.

A month and a half isn´t a very long time to train for a marathon, but I figure, what do I have to lose? Just my pride, hehe. And what do I have to gain? Well, with the support of all my friends and family, lots of sponsors to help make Saxum a reality. No pledge is too small – a dollar for every kilometer – or whatever you feel inspired to commit to… because Saxum really is an inspiring project.

By the way, “Saxum” is Latin for “rock”… hence the title of this blog. In future posts, I hope to keep you up to speed on how Saxum´s coming along… and how my training is going… we´ll be taking some tours through the cobblestone streets of Rome, along the Maltese coast, and beyond. So stay tuned!