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Running at the 30K (18.6 mi) point and crossing the finish line.
The clock reads a different time than my official time because it took 14 minutes to get to the starting line. A computer chip attached to my left shoe activated a sensor as I crossed the starting and finish line.
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$4,587.00 List of Contributors |
$3,001,122.32 as of November 28 |
*An actual thought going through my head around mile 22
I participated in the 2000 National AIDS Marathon Training Program to benefit AIDS Project Los Angeles. We started in late April with the goal of running the LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon on October 22. In order to participate I committed myself to raise at least $2600. Thanks to a lot of wonderful people I was able to raise over $4500. The training program was developed by veteran marathoner Jeff Galloway and starts at 3 miles and works its way up to marathon length. I ran about 300 miles during the program.
Despite several injuries and setbacks I finished the program and on October 22, 2000, I ran the Chicago Marathon and finished with a time of 6:01:44. My story is here and my pictures are here.
Since the marathon I have run in three 5K races (3.1 miles) and a half marathon (13.1 miles). I am now training for the 2001 Los Angeles Marathon in March. Don't worry, I won't be asking for pledges. I'm doing this one for fun! (Note: I started the 2001 LA Marathon but dropped out at the halfway point. I had a cold and couldn't breathe!)
Why I did this
The money raised will allow AIDS Project Los Angeles to provide food, housing assistance, and other vital AIDS services -- to help keep people alive until there's a cure. Despite recent advances in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, the epidemic is far from over. More than 40,000 Americans are infected with HIV every year. Last year over 2.5 million people in the world died of AIDS. Worldwide over 30 million adults and children are currently living with HIV/AIDS.
Just over 1000 runners went to Chicago and we raised over $3,000,000 for APLA.
For every $1000 raised APLA is able to provide any one of the following:
- 112 bags of groceries
- 24 dental procedures
- 558 transportation trips to appointments
- Mental health counseling for 25 clients
- Legal documents for 14 clients
- Benefits and insurance assistance for 80 clients
- Emergency case management for 14 clients
- 202 hours of buddy support
- 45 hours of home-health attendant care
Email me at contactme@runchadrun.com
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