8.2 million reason to be proud · 10 June 09
I am sorry this is late in coming, I have no excuse other than my life being busy… but life should never be too busy to share good news with the people who will read the stuff I write.
As you may already know (or remember), on May 31st I ran in the San Diego Marathon as part of the Leukemia and Lymphoma’s “Team in Training” and, thanks to many of you, I was able to contribute $7335.07 to the funds raised to help find a cure for blood cancer. There were ~2200 of us running in the race from “Team in Training” and together we raised over $8.2 million dollars (net) that goes directly to research and patient care. Woohoo!
The race itself was amazing too. I had a little trouble with some cramping behind my knees and ended up not making my goal finishing time but due to the slow down I was able to relax, take it easy and really enjoy the race. There were bands playing at every mile, cheerleaders from local schools doing personalized cheers, themed water stations (my favourite being the “Back to the 80’s” one where they actually had a DeLorean) and tons of kids that wanted high-fives! It was great I tell you! GREAT!
So, once again I want to thank all of you who donated – $8.2 million is an amazing amount, and that is just for the one race. If we keep this up, how can they not find a cure?!?
PS. I am planning on doing this all again in the new year… so if you missed out this time, there is always next time!
>> More info about Team in Training