After more than a year of fundraising, I had reached my required goal of $6,000 for Children of Peru. I had entry into the London Marathon of 2018. I had consistently trained, starting slow, at six months before race day. Having raised so much, I didn’t want risk anything. I needed to complete the race, … Continue reading Training Hurting
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1908 Olympics
The 1908 London Olympics weren't supposed to happen. They were supposed to be the 1908 Rome Olympics. But, with the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 1906, the location was changed from Rome to London. London had just two years to pull off the entire thing. Because the 1908 London Olympics are a thing, we know … Continue reading 1908 Olympics
Olympic Fundraising
I sent an inquiry email to Children of Peru Foundation, asking about charity entries for 2018, and if they were even going to participate. To my surprise, I got a reply within five minutes. Okay, it was basically instantaneous. We both agreed it was a little early to think about the London Marathon 2018. However, … Continue reading Olympic Fundraising
Peru Running
Children of Peru Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt charity based in New York and is dedicated to building a better future for children in Peru. They raise funds to make grants to a select group of non-governmental organizations working in Peru to provide better health care and education for children. The more I read … Continue reading Peru Running
London Thinking
Thus far, I’ve traveled from Athens to Paris, and from Paris to St. Louis. I’m now on the mission to travel from St. Louis to London. I had heard of the London Marathon. Popularity didn't quite mean difficulty to get into, like Boston Marathon, but for all I knew it could be. In 2018, I … Continue reading London Thinking
Olympian Dreaming
Since I had the idea to chronicle this goal to run the Olympics, I’ve been at a loss with what to call it. Olympic running? Olympic dreaming? Olympic scheming? Things like that already exist, or just weren’t memorable or catchy enough. Nobody cares if you dream of the Olympics – everyone does. As I began … Continue reading Olympian Dreaming
1904 Olympics
Early on, the Olympics were not the well-oiled machine that they are today. The 1904 Olympics repeated mistakes from the 1900 Olympics, and actually piggy-backed off of the more popular World's Fair. But they still happened. https://youtu.be/VMLTQIfvehE They took place over four and a half months, and though these Games were sort of lost in … Continue reading 1904 Olympics
Athens Arriving
Arriving in Athens was surreal. I am now on the other side of the world, I thought. The Olympics were here. The Olympics BEGAN here. They were JUST here (in 2004). It was awesome. I had traveled to Athens with a friend who also runs, and has run many marathons. L had never really been … Continue reading Athens Arriving
Athens Traveling
So much has happened since my last post - travel, Olympics, running - and I keep putting off my goal of chronicling my Olympic travels. The next few posts will be catch up posts, then looking forward to upcoming travel to Paris, home of the 1900 and 1924 Olympics (and maybe 2024 Olympics!). Travel to Athens … Continue reading Athens Traveling
Athens Training
As part of visiting to all the Summer Olympic sites, I chose to commit to running a race. Athens is an amazing place to start, because not only is it the site of the first Modern Olympic Games, it is also the site of the very first marathon. The Athens Marathon is WHY marathons are … Continue reading Athens Training
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