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!

 

I'll admit it. I'm normally one of those folks who runs races without really caring what charity is getting the money. I pick most of my races for other reasons - location, timing, or convenience. 

However, in a couple of weeks I'll be running the Susan B. Komen's Race for the Cure in Raleigh. I'm hoping you'll think about supporting me. You can donate here: http://race.komennctriangle.org/site/TR?pg=personal&fr_id=1030&px=1317128

I'm not promising to run this race very fast. Readers of this blog know that I'm in physical therapy for my knee right now.  My physical therapist is only letting me run two miles at a time. I'm hoping to get him up to three by the time of the race. If not, I'll just walk the last mile. This race is too important for me to skip it.  

My stepmom and my sister-in-law are fighting breast cancer right now, and I'm really worried about them.  Living here in North Carolina, there's not a whole lot I can do for them.  However, I can run.  I hope you'll help support me for this race.

THANKS!