I've signed myself up for the Race for the Cure in Raleigh, NC. The last time I ran this, my knee was still pretty screwed up.  I decided it was too important to let a little thing like patellofemoral pain syndrome keep me down.  

Most races do in fact benefit some charity or another.  Usually, I just check to make sure I'm not sponsoring something sketchy or hateful.  If it passes that smell test, I rarely give a crap about the charity.  Many of them are worthy, it's just that I pick my races with different criteria.  Usually my main concern is running a particular distance at a particular time in an convenient location.  

The Race for the Cure is different for me.  There are people I really care about who have been touched by breast cancer.  And by "touched" I mean: breast cancer really made life suck for them and endangered their lives.  So for this one race, I actually do try and get folks to make a pledge.  If you're willing, I would greatly appreciate it.
 

You can find my page at this link: 

 

 

Thanks!