Over a year ago, my brother, Gary, embarked upon a goal that will take him (and now me, at least part of the way) over 20,000 miles. The goal is to run 50 marathons in 50 states while raising money for diabetes research. Why diabetes? Because Gary's wife Nicki has type-I diabetes and my two little nieces are at increased risk for the disease. This is a small gesture on our part to let her know that she is not alone.
In 2004, Gary completed three marathons: Virginia Beach, Dayton, Ohio and Kiawah Island, South Carolina and raised over $2,000 for diabetes research. This year I have officially joined runDiabetesrun.
Our next marathon is October 16th, 2005 on Mount Desert Island in Maine (http://www.mdimarathon.com/). The marathon tag-line is something like 26.2 miles / 26 hills so it should prove to be an extremely challenging course. Along with the challenging course, we have set a very challenging fund raising goal. $4,000 for this single event.
runDiabetesrun has been incorporated as a nonprofit so 100% of all donations go to the proper place – diabetes research. I have mailed most of you details on how to help and you can also donate money online through the rundiabetesrun website, www.rundiabetesrun.org. We would appreciate any donations or assistance. Thanks
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