NYC MARATHON - WE'RE IN!

I always said that I would never do a stand alone marathon unless it was New York City. This has been on my bucket list for quite some time and I figured there was no time like the present to run it this year.

My friend Teresa (http://teresaboyce.tumblr.com/), aka The Health Whisperer and I agreed that we would run for charity for two reasons: 1) Guaranteed entry into the race and 2) To raise money for a worthy cause. We decided to choose a charity called Team for Kids.

Team for Kids is a team of adult runners who raise funds for critical services provided by New York Road Runners youth programs. Their youth programs combat childhood obesity and empower youth development via running and character-building programs in low-income schools and community centers throughout New York City, around the country, and in parts of Africa and India. Making a donation is easy. Follow this link to donate your hard earned dollars through my secure fundraising site. 

Your giving helps New York Road Runners youth services to:

• Serve nearly 200,000 children throughout the school year in more than 800 U.S. schools and community centers with FREE programs.
• Reach children of all fitness levels and abilities, particularly those who live in high-risk neighbourhoods. 
• Help overweight and obese children make lifestyle changes today to prevent heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other chronic illnesses that lead to health-care costs in excess of $100 billion annually.

Whether you are a runner, have worked with children, or have kids yourself, I hope you will join me to further this great cause. The goal is to raise $3000 by October, 2014.

Thanks again for your support. I so appreciate your encouragement as Teresa and and I rack up many, many kilometres over the next few months. Be sure to stay tuned for lots of amazingly cool fundraising activities we have planned in Sydney - more details to come!

Official training starts in June. Bring it on!

The Fonginator