Color me crazy. (I know. MS is all in my head, right?) I
just joined a 1,000-mile challenge. But I have a whole year to
rack up those miles (running or walking). That comes to approximately 2.74
miles per day – if I run every day for the next 365. I am pretty sure I will
skip a day, every now and then, but I generally run more than that when I go.
So it should work out OK, if the MS MonSter behaves.
It’s called the 1,000
Mile Challenge to Hike/Walk/Run 1,000 Miles, and it runs from June 6, 2015,
through June 5, 2016. That means it started today – but it’s not too late to
join.
Participants ante up $19 apiece (or $39, if you want the
event tee shirt). Signup includes membership in a private Facebook group,
monthly rankings and statistics, and a personalized certificate of completion
at the end.
50% of the registration fee benefits the charity of the
participant’s choice (based on a list of dozens of charitable organizations on
the event site).
1,000 Mile
Challenge participants keep logs of miles on charts and report them monthly
for credit.
From the listed charities for the 1,000 Mile Challenge, I
selected the National MS Society. So I am running for MS in the next 365 days.
And, God willing, I’m gonna hit that 1,000-mile mark.
As of today, I am 5.6/1,000 of the way there already.
I’m also signed
up with Charity Miles, using a free smartphone app. Every mile leads to a
sponsor donation to charity. I’ve run to benefit Special Olympics – at least
until Charity Miles adds the National MS Society.
And she’s off -----
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1,000 Mile Challenge
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Here we go!
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