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Hello friends,
Two down... Fifty to go! Project 52 is a running goal I set for myself
earlier this year. The objective is to run a half marathon (13.1 miles) in
every state. But since so many people already do that, I decided to do
be different by doing one in every state PLUS DC and Puerto Rico. So
far, I have completed Tennessee and Missouri, with Pennsylvania
coming up next.
In addition to the half marathons, I have also been participating in local
5K and 10K events. So far this year, I have completed two half
marathons, a 15K, four 10Ks and a pair of 5Ks. Besides keeping my
local running store in business, my efforts have benefited the following
charities: United Cerebral Palsy, the Nashville Bar Association, Autism
Society of Middle Tennessee, Roane County Park, NOT ALONE,
Pediatric Alive Hospice / Rutherford County Charities, Mercy Children's
Clinic, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) of
Nashville and Davidson County, TASK (Team Activities for Special
Kids), and several others.
You're probably asking yourself, "At age 46, what on Earth made him
decide to do something so crayz?" Well, I'll tell you...
Ond day a couple of years ago, one of my daughters who was on her
school's cross country team asked me to go for a run with her. I tried
but quickly discovered I couldn't run around the block! Determined to
get back in shape, I bought a treadmill and started a walk / run
program. In a couple of months I was running non-stop for 30 minutes.
So I bid adieu to my treadmill and started running outside.
One day while I was running I thought to myself, "Self, this is kinda
stupid running around out here with no specific purpose." So I found a
specific purpose and entered a local 5K. After I completed that run, I
thought to myself how silly it is to wake up at the crack of dawn just to
run 3.1 miles. So I decided a 10K would be more to my liking and it was.
Later, a couple of friends suggested I enter the Music City Half
Marathon and run that. I did and I liked it even better!
Since I liked half marathons so much, I decided I needed spice it up and
make it a bit more challenging. That's how I came up with Project 52.
Between now and April of 2012, I have half marathons planned that will
add Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana to my "Got 'Er
Did" list.
As the late Paul Harvey would have said, "...and now you know the rest
of the story."
KEEP SMILING (AND RUNNING)!
Donnie
Two down... Fifty to go! Project 52 is a running goal I set for myself
earlier this year. The objective is to run a half marathon (13.1 miles) in
every state. But since so many people already do that, I decided to do
be different by doing one in every state PLUS DC and Puerto Rico. So
far, I have completed Tennessee and Missouri, with Pennsylvania
coming up next.
In addition to the half marathons, I have also been participating in local
5K and 10K events. So far this year, I have completed two half
marathons, a 15K, four 10Ks and a pair of 5Ks. Besides keeping my
local running store in business, my efforts have benefited the following
charities: United Cerebral Palsy, the Nashville Bar Association, Autism
Society of Middle Tennessee, Roane County Park, NOT ALONE,
Pediatric Alive Hospice / Rutherford County Charities, Mercy Children's
Clinic, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children) of
Nashville and Davidson County, TASK (Team Activities for Special
Kids), and several others.
You're probably asking yourself, "At age 46, what on Earth made him
decide to do something so crayz?" Well, I'll tell you...
Ond day a couple of years ago, one of my daughters who was on her
school's cross country team asked me to go for a run with her. I tried
but quickly discovered I couldn't run around the block! Determined to
get back in shape, I bought a treadmill and started a walk / run
program. In a couple of months I was running non-stop for 30 minutes.
So I bid adieu to my treadmill and started running outside.
One day while I was running I thought to myself, "Self, this is kinda
stupid running around out here with no specific purpose." So I found a
specific purpose and entered a local 5K. After I completed that run, I
thought to myself how silly it is to wake up at the crack of dawn just to
run 3.1 miles. So I decided a 10K would be more to my liking and it was.
Later, a couple of friends suggested I enter the Music City Half
Marathon and run that. I did and I liked it even better!
Since I liked half marathons so much, I decided I needed spice it up and
make it a bit more challenging. That's how I came up with Project 52.
Between now and April of 2012, I have half marathons planned that will
add Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana to my "Got 'Er
Did" list.
As the late Paul Harvey would have said, "...and now you know the rest
of the story."
KEEP SMILING (AND RUNNING)!
Donnie
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| January 7, 2012 (tentative) Mississippi Blues Marathon & Half Marathon Jackson, MS |
| February 12, 2012 (tentative) Rock 'n' Roll St. Pete Half Marathon St. Petersburg, FL |
| March 4, 2012 (tentative) Rock 'n' Roll New Orleans Half Marathon New Orleans, LA |
| April 1, 2012 (tentative) Covenant Health Knoxville Half Marathon Knoxville, TN |
| December 12, 2011 Santa Hustle Smokies 5K and Half Marathon Sevierville, TN |
| PROJECT 52 |
| November 13, 2011 Mayor's 5K Challenge Nashville, TN |
