gwladgarwr
07-23-04, 12:48 PM
I am training for the 26-mile 2004 Marine Corps Marathon which will take place on October 31, 2004 in Washington, DC. From May until October, I'll be logging over 500 miles in this six-month training program put on by the National AIDS Marathon Program benefiting the Whitman-Walker Clinic, the largest provider of HIV/AIDS services in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia that provides direct medical care, food, housing and other really important AIDS services.
I am currently training at the 16-mile mark with an average speed/split of 6:21 per mile and improving to 5:50 per mile by the 18-mile training mark. As a six-time Marine Corps Marathon finisher (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), finisher of the inaugural Washington DC Marathon (2002), and numerous other half-marathons, ten-milers, five-milers, 10k- and 5k-runs, I hope to make my seventh Marine Corps Marathon not simply a personal undertaking, but more importantly, to benefit those especially in need in the Capital region. I hope all Leatherneck.com members will show support now with as generous a contribution as possible. I am now halfway to reaching my personal goal of $1,700 by August 31, 2004; if at least 30 more people contributed $25.00, I would make my goal! Of course, I wouldn’t turn down bigger contributions!
As a Marine who strives for mission accomplishment in everything, from community service to actual deployment abroad, I plan on making my fundraising goal before the end of August, and with the help of Leatherneck.com, I know I can’t go wrong.
Contributions by credit card can be made on my personal web page on the National AIDS Marathon Training program site at http://www.aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=DC-2222, or by going to http://www.aidsmarathon.com, selecting “Washington DC” as location, “Marine Corps Marathon” as the running event, and entering my runner number “2222”. Contribution forms can also be printed out from the site and mailed in (please remember to add my runner number 2222 on checks and on the contribution form.) All contributions are tax-deductible!
Semper Fidelis!
gwladgarwr (Fred)
2004 Marine Corps Marathon http://www.aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=DC-2222 (http://)
I am currently training at the 16-mile mark with an average speed/split of 6:21 per mile and improving to 5:50 per mile by the 18-mile training mark. As a six-time Marine Corps Marathon finisher (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003), finisher of the inaugural Washington DC Marathon (2002), and numerous other half-marathons, ten-milers, five-milers, 10k- and 5k-runs, I hope to make my seventh Marine Corps Marathon not simply a personal undertaking, but more importantly, to benefit those especially in need in the Capital region. I hope all Leatherneck.com members will show support now with as generous a contribution as possible. I am now halfway to reaching my personal goal of $1,700 by August 31, 2004; if at least 30 more people contributed $25.00, I would make my goal! Of course, I wouldn’t turn down bigger contributions!
As a Marine who strives for mission accomplishment in everything, from community service to actual deployment abroad, I plan on making my fundraising goal before the end of August, and with the help of Leatherneck.com, I know I can’t go wrong.
Contributions by credit card can be made on my personal web page on the National AIDS Marathon Training program site at http://www.aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=DC-2222, or by going to http://www.aidsmarathon.com, selecting “Washington DC” as location, “Marine Corps Marathon” as the running event, and entering my runner number “2222”. Contribution forms can also be printed out from the site and mailed in (please remember to add my runner number 2222 on checks and on the contribution form.) All contributions are tax-deductible!
Semper Fidelis!
gwladgarwr (Fred)
2004 Marine Corps Marathon http://www.aidsmarathon.com/participant.asp?runner=DC-2222 (http://)