The racing season is upon us. By that I mean on any given weekend, there is probably a race somewhere nearby that you can do. A few years ago when I started running, the prices of these races didn’t seem too bad. Now it seems like the prices have almost doubled in 5 years! I really want to run competitively more, but who can afford it? What has happened here? Every race has a zillion sponsors it seems, so where’s all the money going? There are a lot of races that are linked to some charity, but do we really know that that money is going to that charity? And what is the percentage? Speaking of which, there was this big push to give money to help the relief efforts in Haiti. All you had to do was text to some number and your money was being whisked away to those Haitians in need. But if you read the fine print, it says “or other relief efforts”. What does that mean? But I digress. All I’m saying is, I want to race more without the high cost. The Bolder Boulder 10K is $44. Wow! The Runnin’ of The Green 7K in Denver is $40 if you don’t sign up early.
Speaking of charities, if anyone out there can donate some money to a worthwhile charity, consider the one that is near and dear to my heart. It raises awareness for the fight and the cure for Multiple Sclerosis. Go to this link and see what I mean.
I was diagnosed with MS about 6 years ago and I am one of the lucky ones. I don't have too many problems associated with it, and the disease has actually slowed down. I took up running 4 years ago just to see if I could do it. So far I've run 4 marathons in 2 years and 12 half marathons.