I need to start this off with a heartbreaking (at least to me) announcement. I will not be able to run the 2018 New York Marathon. I have had too many injuries and health issues to train for this marathon. I know that I could run with hardly any training (the Grandma Marathon), but I didn’t want to go through that again. Also, I feel that the New York Marathon deserves more respect than that. I have dreamed about running New York for years and I want to do it right! I plan on doing it right.
I have already been guaranteed a spot on the 2019 Team Fox Running Team for New York.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Team I am running with/for: I am running to raise money for The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Team Fox. I love this foundation! Team Fox is amazing and I am proud to be a member. This group has been supportive beyond my wildest dreams. This is one of the few charity groups where all of the money raised goes toward research. I have friends and co-workers who have been directly affected by Parkinson's, so this is personal.
I need to make a confession...if you know me, you will understand why this is hard for me to say…. I suck at raising money. I have made a large commitment to this foundation and I have not made a dent in what I agreed to raise. I am asking for friends, strangers, co-workers, family members and business owners for help. I need donations or what I am really asking for is sponsorship. I will do anything (almost) to get your support. I will wear a dress to work, sing a song for the whole internet, babysit your kids, do your laundry, do any dance you can think of on YouTube, wash your car, decorate your house for Christmas or whatever you can think of! Yes, I know what I am saying, but I can’t do this without your help. I will also run the hell out of the New York City Marathon. I will proudly put your name on my marathon shirt!
I know that I have not kept up very well with my running blog… most of you probably didn’t even know I had one. Well, I DO! I am committing myself to spending this next year journaling my running life on my way to the best marathon I have ever run, NEW YORK CITY, Baby! My goal for this marathon is… start over. I am going to train in a completely different way. I want to finish in 5 hours. I have been a sllllllloooooowww runner in the past. I have a year to change that. I am going to completely change my training and I want to write about it. The deal is I would love for everyone to read about it, maybe learn something….maybe get some inspiration from me and my journey….or maybe just laugh a little.
Below is the link to my fundraising page. Please just take a look and sponsor me in my endeavor and also help get rid of Parkinsons! Thanks for reading!
Running Yellow Team Fox
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