Run for Charity at the Glass City Marathon
As an Ambassador for the Glass City Marathon, I love letting people know about the race and all of the fabulous things that happen during race weekend.
I gave away two free entries to the race earlier this month and now I get to tell you about the good that the Glass City Marathon does for the Toledo community. Since 2009, over $250,000 has been raised for Toledo-area non-profits. The Toledo Roadrunners Club allows the following non-profits to partner with the Glass City Marathon:
Great Lakes Collaborative for Autism
Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity
Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo
Josina Lott Residential & Community Services
Who are choosing to run for? Signing up to run for a charity is easy:
1 – Click on the Official Charity Partner page
2 – Click on the name of the charity that you want to run for
3 – This will give you more information on the charity as well as three ways to donate: You can make a donation to a friend that is fundraising, you can make a personal donation, or you can donate to become a fundraiser or create a team.
4 – After you select which charity you are going to donate to, keep going and select your form of payment.
I hope you find the right charity to run for at the Glass City Marathon!
Have you ever run for charity before?
What Being a Slow Runner Has Taught Me
Happy Monday night!
It is still bitterly cold here in NW Ohio and I can’t say that I’m enjoying it that much. I love the cold weather, but when the temperature hits the single digits I begin to retract that statement. This weather makes me not want to run at all. I can’t seem to force myself outside right now, which makes marathon training extremely difficult. I know that I have to just get out the front door and let my body warm up after a few miles, but it’s that initial shock of cold that I don’t look forward to! It is also hard because my training runs can take twice as long as the elite runners’ runs, keeping me outside longer.
I have a few races planned over the next few months and a few of them I have run quite a number of times and I can’t wait for them to get here! When the racing high is over, there are still so many miles to be run! I still can’t wait for that racing high.
In 2013 I touched on a passionate and sore subject to me, Where Slow Runners Are Made Fun of. I heard some nasty, hurtful comments about me when I walked part of the first mile of a half marathon. Seems stupid to some, but for many it is the only way they make it to the finish line.
It ended up touching a lot of people and opened up discussion about what slow runners are like, how we train, why we run. I am planning to write a series about slow runners. I am excited to let all runners know what it is like lining up in the back of the pack at races. I want runners to know that their 3 hour training run may take us 4.5. I am excited to let you all know what my four years of slow running have taught me.
What do you want to know about slow runners?
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Friday Wants – January 23
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Decoding Running Acronyms
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