Happy Wednesday y’all! I have nothing clever or catchy to start this blog out with and I need to get out the door to take Jack to school (and then go to work). So here you go — a bunch of stuff. Read it and see a picture of the most ridiculous bling I’ve ever gotten from a race!
Real quick, just in case you’ve never been here before, I’m a father of three and a marathon runner. Take a look and see why I’m trying to run 61 marathons this year for Train 4 Autism.
Got A Surprise In The Mail
I got this in the mail the other day, apparently for running four Rock ‘N Roll Marathons this year — Arizona, Nashville, San Diego and Seattle.
This is pretty discreet.
Now really, what am I supposed to do with this? I posed the question on Facebook and Twitter and got quite a few responses.
– Get a huge gold chain and grill and wear it at the San Antonio and Las Vegas Rock ‘N Roll marathons.
– Carry it with me at all times so that if I see Chris Rock or Dwayne Johnson, I can give it to them.
– Put it on a chain and wear it everywhere I went just so everyone would know what a bada– I was.
– Wear it every day and tell people my name is Rock.
– Get finger holes added and wear it as jewelry.
– Encrust my teeth with it.
I kind of like the thought of wearing it every day and telling people my name is Rock.
My Current Facebook Status
Sam Felsenfeld picked the wrong week to stop eating peanut m&ms.
Very Important Question For Those Of You In Southern California
Marathon No. 61 this year, the final race of Operation Jack, will be in Southern California. If you have any interest in attending the finish or participating in the marathon or half-marathon, do you have a preference between Sunday, December 26, or Monday, December 27? The Sunday is the day after Christmas but the Monday is a Monday. It’s holiday time, though.
Let me know what you think, especially if you’d be interested in showing up. I’m going to be making a decision on this very, very soon!
Los Angeles Marathon Anybody?
Anybody in Southern California interested in running the 2011 Los Angeles Marathon with Train 4 Autism? We’re an official charity for the race and we’re looking for runners! We have people heading groups in different areas of Southern California. I’m the leader for Orange County and will be entertaining folks with my terrible humor on group runs.
We don’t have any fundraising minimums, but if you raise $300, we’ll cover your race entry fee and I think we’ll hook you up with some gear. I know we’ll provide coaching if you at least try. No matter what happens, you’ll be under zero obligation. And if you go beyond $300 with fundraising (and we’ll help you with that), 85 percent of what you raise will go to the autism-related charity of your choice.
So, I’m looking for folks who are interested in running the race. If that’s, email me and let me know! This program by Train 4 Autism inspired a program I’m doing called Race 4 Free. That’s my cheesy transition into the next item.
First Free Racer!
I have a program I just launched called Race 4 Free where if you raise $300, we’ll reimburse you for a race entry fee and send you some Operation Jack gear. Now, I can’t do this for previous fundraising, but I can going forward. The race entry should be any Operation Jack race, but it can be any race you’re doing with an entry fee up to $150. If you have any questions, contact us!
Anyways, we got our first free racer! Mackenzie Smith went after it and raised the money with his free fundraising page in about two days. I’ll admit it, I’m pretty excited to have my first pioneer hit this goal. I know a lot of you lurk and follow along and support what I’m doing … if I can get enough of you to be like him, or to even try to be like him, you’ll make a huge difference in this mission.
To set up a fundraising page, it’s REALLY simple and there’s NO obligation. Just click here and it’ll take you about two minutes. And there’s no obligation! I ran for more than nine hours in the hot Kansas sun last weekend to try to do my part. All you need to do is be like Mackenzine and take two minutes to set up a page — that’s a whole lot easier than doing what I did!
Runner’s World Update
I’ve mentioned Runner’s World a little bit in the past and I thought I was going to be in the November issue, but I got confirmation yesterday that it’s definitely the December issue, which will be out in November. Now you know.
That’s All For Today
I’d say something clever to close this out, but I wrote this last night and I was really sleepy! Have a great Wednesday!
HAHAHAHA!! You know I can’t stop laughing about the R n R medal! I mean, props to them for the bribing with bling, but, ya know, that’s a little out of control. You should totally wear it around your neck and tell people your name is Rock. I’m a huge fan of that idea!
I have to vote Sunday for the race, as I’m supposed to work Monday. I’ll make the case again that you should move it north & run along the coast near Manhattan Beach on the bike path or service road.
I might run the half, we’ll see if I’m game.