For the last twelve months, I have had the pleasure of being Michelle’s travel companion. While I did get talked into running a couple of races (Anchorage and Vegas), I spent 10 races on the sidelines. Sometimes friends or family were with me, other times I traveled the course alone…but always in search of the best cup of coffee in town. FYI – Only place in America you can’t find an open Starbucks on a Saturday morning…New Orleans.
When Michelle originally came up with the idea to run these races, her goal was to raise $5,000. I thought that the running would be tough, but the fund raising would be impossible. After further thought, she decided $5,000 wasn’t enough, and was going to shoot for $10,000. Now, I do a lot of math for a living and it didn’t take me long to realize that $10,000 a year was over $800 a month. If you have never tried to raise money, let me tell you, it is very hard. However, month after month and race after race, the money kept coming in. I can’t tell you how proud I am of my wife and her accomplishments. Congrats Shelly – Now stop running for a while.
Some people say a picture is worth a thousand words, well, here is 10,000 words that I think describes our year.
Kris
My Reason 2 Run 