I’m In! New York Marathon, Here I Come
I tend to run about one marathon every year. Last year it was the Napa Marathon (which, incidentally, I PR’d at with a whopping 4:14 time). And while most of the time I do it with Team in Training, this year presented a new opportunity for me.
This year, I’m running a marathon (and fundraising) in memory of my dad.
When I saw that the New York Marathon would fall on November 4th this year – which will be the one year anniversary of my dad’s passing — I knew I had to do whatever it took to get in. Luckily, by electing to fundraise for one of their charitable organizations, I was guaranteed a spot in the NY Marathon. This year, I’m running to support Pediatric Cancer Research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. This volunteer running group is also known as "Fred’s Team", in honor of Fred Lebow, the creator of the NY Marathon who died of cancer a few years ago.
Training for a marathon is never easy — but I know that any challenge I face in completing this personal goal is put into perspective when I consider what children with cancer face every day. At Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, doctors and researchers are working on clinical trials that have the potential to increase the survival rates. In recent years, the overall survival rate of children with cancer has increased from 55% to 70%.
We can help them do more. So, I’m putting on my running shoes for the cause and asking you for your help.
HERE’S HOW TO DONATE (two ways):
(1) You can visit http://www.mskcc.org/fredsteam to make a secure donation. Click on “Make a donation” (and if it asks you which runner you’re supporting, just enter my name to get to my homepage).
(2) Or, you can write a check to “Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center”, and mail it to me (shoot me an email if you don’t have my address)
Thanks again to everyone for their continued support!!
Realtor, Marathon Man, "Man of a Thousand Voices".
Great for you Ed!
Congrats.