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MS Run the US

Published January 23rd, 2010 in Ashley Kumlien, MS Run The US | 4 Comments »

MS Run the US

This year, Ashley Kumlien, will be running across the U.S. to raise money and awareness of MS.  MS Run The US is a website all about raising awareness and donations towards the fight and cure of Multiple Sclerosis.  Ashley’s mother has been battling MS for over 26 years and this run is a tribute to her fight and all those like her that are battling this disease.  Ashley is going to run 20 - 30 miles A DAY, 6 days a week for 6 months.  Wow.  Along the way, she is coming through Denver and I may be lucky enough to run with her when she does.  She should be here sometime in the beginning of June and she has asked me if I would run with her when she does.  Check out her website at http://www.msruntheus.com/index.html and see what an amazing lady she is.  I’m sure she get’s it from her mother.

The Cost of Running

Published February 1st, 2010 in charities, Haiti, MS Run The US, Bolder Boulder, Runnin' of the Green | No Comments »

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.