I always wanted to challenge myself by running a full marathon but let's face it, like many, I was incredibly scared. Then in 2015, I signed onto Team Superstars and completed my first marathon while raising money for an incredibly organization -- Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota.

That's why I'm back again this year. I am going to use the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon to make a difference for the second year in a row.

Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota is a LOCAL organization that I'm honored to support. Children's is the seventh-largest pediatric health care organization in the US and as an independent, not-for-profit health care system, it provides more than 13,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient visits EVERY YEAR.

I know a lot of families who have relied on Children's over the years and while I don't have my own children to worry about, I am so happy to be making this commitment to such a powerful organization.

Join me on my 26.2 mile journey -- you won't have to run it, I promise. But with a donation to Children's, we can make sure the next generation of marathon runners are ready at the start line. THANK YOU!