When it Rains it Pours

Just when I was ready to send all my info to Habitat for Humanity, I get a phone call from someone at Run For Research (The American Liver Foundation), another charity I applied to for the Boston Marathon. The woman on the other end started what felt like an interview and before I knew it, I was being asked to join the Run For Research marathon team! I think I'll go with them because they're a mainstay charity with the Boston Athletic Association and have had teams since 1987. So they are very established. More importantly, they love get-togethers after runs in places where imbibing is highly encouraged. I know, it's weird that people who run and raise money to help prevent/cure liver disease love to participate in acts that perpetuate it!



Really though, I got the feeling they are a fun group that also takes their cause seriously and I think it will be a life changing experience. There will be group runs every Saturday starting December 9th with professional marathon trainers, I'll get matched up with a liver patient to run for, there are several social events between the start of training and the marathon, and there's a big party at The Pour House on Boylston after the marathon! So stay tuned because I should have my own fund raising web page up and running soon!

Not too much to report on the hometown team right now and it will be that way until the World Series is over. It will be a heck of an off season though once things get going. But don't worry, I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, I'll leave you with this:














And oh yeah, THANK YOU DETROIT!