why the marathon with TFK

Hey everyone (or no one!!),

I hope everyone loves my new look. This blog thing is not easy on my technologically-challenged brain! The new logo is courtesy of Danika – the most amazing graphic designer I know, plus an amazing person inside and out….(also my running buddy and inspiration) …that’s a lot for one person, right?!

A couple updates…and the reasons why I am running this marathon with Team for Kids

Three years ago (or was it already 4??) a really good friend of mine ran the marathon with Team for Kids (Danika). Two years ago, I went to cheer a friend running the marathon. Finally last year I cheered another friend running the marathon with team for kids. I saw through these friends the excitement of running, but not just for you, for a greater cause.

When I was in business school my final thesis was on “communication strategies in consumer packaged companies given the growing obesity problem in kids in France” (ouf!).

I slowly started running with Danika last summer in Fire Island. The feeling was great. Those endorphins really make you feel GREAT! The joke last weekend was that at the end of the 14mile run, I would have asked anyone to marry me…I might want to check in on that habit…

So I started thinking – why not do the marathon? Some people start running and are happy on the tread mill. I thought this would be an amazing accomplishment. But I didn’t want it to be all about me. There is enough selfishness in NYC that I don’t need to add to it…

We all know how big a problem obesity is. It’s all over the place on TV: biggest looser, move your ass, on the streets, on the news, etc. 12 is the new norm in the US now!! 12, that’s HUGE!

We all know the learning of eating and exercising starts young. It all starts with the kids. We all think we know how to eat and get moving. However, it still baffles me some times to hear someone say that a Pizza is a nutritional option, it’s NOT.

Raising money for Team for Kids, I am giving kids a running start. All funds raised pay for running-based fitness, goal-setting, and nutrition programs in over 150 schools in New York City, nationally, and internationally. These programs currently serve more than 75,000 children and provide them with opportunities to learn about good health & fitness habits and, as a result, allow them to lower their risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other serious diseases.

So help me give youth a running start – see previous blogs for donation directions

More to come tomorrow!