Friends, I am going to run the Marine Corps Marathon on Halloween this year. I've concluded that running the race just for the sake of running it is not enough motivation to get me through the requisite training. I've decided to use the opportunity to help one of my favorite charities - The Wounded Warrior Project. Please see the attached link:
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
What I am proposing is a sponsorship of each mile I run starting June 13th and ending October 31st. The training plan I have selected will have me complete approximately 432 miles during this time period - this includes the actual marathon.
If you were to pledge a nickel for each mile I run, that would end up being approximately $22, a dime per mile would end up being approximately $44, and a quarter per mile would end up being approximately $100.
All I ask for at this point is a commitment to the effort on your part. A penny a mile or a dollar a mile, no matter - it will all go directly to an extremely worthy charity. When the training and marathon are complete I will (hopefully) send out another message with the final milage amount (I promise it will NOT exceed 450 miles), and at that point you can mail your checks to an account that will be set up at Skagit State Bank in Anacortes, Washington. If something unfortunate like an injury or last minute schedule conflict were to occur and I could not complete the marathon then the effort will be scrubbed and no money will be collected.
Please share this email with any of your friends who you think would like to participate. I look forward to your support and updating you on the training throughout the summer.
PM ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT - I am doing most communication through email and Facebook.
Cheers.
http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
What I am proposing is a sponsorship of each mile I run starting June 13th and ending October 31st. The training plan I have selected will have me complete approximately 432 miles during this time period - this includes the actual marathon.
If you were to pledge a nickel for each mile I run, that would end up being approximately $22, a dime per mile would end up being approximately $44, and a quarter per mile would end up being approximately $100.
All I ask for at this point is a commitment to the effort on your part. A penny a mile or a dollar a mile, no matter - it will all go directly to an extremely worthy charity. When the training and marathon are complete I will (hopefully) send out another message with the final milage amount (I promise it will NOT exceed 450 miles), and at that point you can mail your checks to an account that will be set up at Skagit State Bank in Anacortes, Washington. If something unfortunate like an injury or last minute schedule conflict were to occur and I could not complete the marathon then the effort will be scrubbed and no money will be collected.
Please share this email with any of your friends who you think would like to participate. I look forward to your support and updating you on the training throughout the summer.
PM ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS EFFORT - I am doing most communication through email and Facebook.
Cheers.
