I'm going to run a marathon

Well, as some of you know, I used to run marathons, triathlons, and ultramarathons in addition to climbing and living life. I have not done a marathon or similar even since the Big Sur trail marathon in 2003, when I decided to take a break.

Well, it is about 5 years later and I have decided to run the San Francisco AIDS marathon to raise money for local HIV/AIDS foundations. I will have more details soon that I will send out via email on how to contribute, but I figure if I get about 100 people to give me $30 I will raise way over the minimum amount of $1800. $3000 is alot if you think about all the people who are doing AIDS rides and the half or full marathon this year. Most of us have been effected by HIV/AIDS and this is a great way to contribute.

On a selfish note this race will help me get back in shape, break my previous best time, and start preparations for the Marathon des Sables, a longer, warmer race in the Sahara Desert. I will also be raising charity money for that but not until 2009.



Stay tuned!