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June 2007:

I have left for Paris to join the Blue Planet Run. Check out http://www.blueplanetrun.org to track the run.

 

May 2006:

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Please visit http://www.adventuresforthecure.com. Patrick Blair and Adam Driscoll will be biking across the USA this summer to raise money for the American Diabetes Association and Kupenda. They are amazing dudes. I know this because I recently met them out for a few beers and their passion, drive, and drinkng ability awed me. Seriously, I urge you to support them!

I turn 30 on May 20 and to mark the occasion I will be running 76 miles - get it? I was born in 1976. I will be doing this to help raise money for the Adventures for the Cure team and because I can think of no better way to celebrate. Click here for a detailed summary of the run and estimated times. -- If you are in the DC area please join me for a little or a lot...I would hate to run 76 miles all alone.

Book Status: It's coming sometime...

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FINAL FACTOIDS
Days on the road: 161 (July 4 – Dec. 11)
Miles ran: 3,150
Support Team: 3 (Dave – entire trip except for Kansas, Pulley NY through MO, and Simon in Kansas)
Pairs of running shoes used: 9 (New Balance 991 – I still have all 9 pairs)
Avg. mileage per pair of shoes: 350
States: 11 (NY, PA, OH, IN, IL, MO, KS, CO, AZ, NV, CA)
Visitors on the road:-in order of appearance: 14 (Shannon, Dee, Mom, Dad, Jo (3 times), George, Jay Kills (2 times), Ken, Greg, Aunt Alice and Uncle Robert, Ben, Steve, Sarah)
Coldest state: Colorado
Dogs found and brought home: 1
Headphones used: 5
# 2 on side of road: 4 times
Lost ATM Card: 2 times
Favorite part of run: Western Colorado and Eastern Arizona (US 160)
Most difficult part of run: the run after breaking in Vegas (see above)
Favorite foods on the road: Chinese Buffets, Spag Bolo, Mac-Cheese & Bacon, Clif Bars, Balance Bars, Animal Crackers, Sour Gummy Worms)
Favorite drinks on the road: Water, Red Bull, Gator(ade), Coors Light Supplements taken daily: 3 (multi-vitamin, mineral supplement, and niacin supplement)
Pulled over by police: 8 times
Photographs taken: approximately 1,500 (approx. 1,000 on disposable camera I carriedwhile running and 500 on digital camera)
Doctor visits: 1 (to look at lower back in St. Louis)
Favorite CD’s/Music on the road: Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA, Lynyrd Skynryd– pronounced Linird Skinird, Various Mix CD’s, and local classic rock stations – the best being 93.9 the Mountain in the Flagstaff, AZ area.
Movies seen on the road: 3 (The Village, The Grudge, Bridget Jones 2)
Sporting events attended on the road: 2 (Baseball game in Fort Wayne, IN and Rodeo in Laughlin, NV)
Hall of Fames Visited: 2 (baseball in Cooperstown, NY and Football in Canton, OH)
Last haircut: January 3 (before that it had been July 25)
Last Shave: December 30 (before that it had been August 3)
Weight:
NYC: 160
Buffalo: 160
Chicago: 157
Denver: 150
Las Vegas: 147
Los Angeles: 150
Current: 155
Job prospects: ?
Fundraising Status: approx. 35% to goal ($35k out of $100k)
Fundraising until: Indefinitely

Major cities on the run included: New York, NY * Poughkeepsie, NY * Albany, NY * Buffalo, NY * Erie, PA * Cleveland, OH * Gary, IN * Chicago, IL * Urbana/Champaign, IL * St. Louis, MO * Kansas City, MO, KS * Wichita, KS * Pueblo, CO * Flagstaff, AZ * Los Angeles, CA * Santa Monica Pier, CA

[ Click here for a detailed itinerary ]