A summer cold kept Sen. Paterson from running the Hope and Possibility race this year (and my running skills from being shamed), but it didn't leave him idle on the sidelines. Standing still is difficult, as he is a very gregarious person holding a 99.9 percent chance of being the next Lt. Governor.

In addition to many brave veterans from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, one of the people the Senator spent time with was Trisha Meili. Trisha is the investment banker whose story made headlines when she was brutally attacked on April 19, 1989 as she jogged in the park. I believe the title of her memoir, "I am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility," is where the name of today's run comes from.

Trisha was Sen. Paterson's guide for the first Hope and Possibility run in July of 2003. They finished in 48 minutes.

The photo on the top right is of Trisha and Sen. Paterson being interviewed by CBS's Kristen Cole. The interview will air today. Sen. Paterson was also interviewed by CNN's Lauren Rivera, and that interview will air tonight at 7pm on CNN America.