On Memorial Day weekend I’ll be running the Fleet Feet Soldier Field 10 Mile on a ACS DetermiNation team captained by my awesome neighbor Noreen McGowan, a first generation American raised in a large Irish household in Glenview, Il. She has lived in Chicago for over 30 years where she and her husband are raising theirContinue reading “The Good Enough Runner”
Category Archives: Fundraising
The Agony of Da Feet
This is a story of my Berlin Marathon which was on September 30th but first… Want to see something cool? This here is an X-ray of a left foot with a broken 4th metatarsal. Ouchy right? Actually this fracture is called a “green branch” fracture because of the way it just spits out all overContinue reading “The Agony of Da Feet”
Proud Dad
Back toward the end of this past school year my oldest daughter was given a project by her 4th grade teacher. He’s a great teacher and he really taught the kids to stay focused and be creative. The project was about coming up with a cause and explain why you felt strongly to support itContinue reading “Proud Dad”
My 15 Minutes for DetermiNation
“In the future everybody will be world famous for fifteen minutes.” – Andy Warhol It’s not everyday a regular guy like me can look into a camera and talk about a passionate subject to potentially a million people. I have been a member of the American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation team since December 2010. In 2011Continue reading “My 15 Minutes for DetermiNation”
Reading Made Easy
I live in an area of Chicago called Ravenswood Manor. Quite a snooty name if you ask me but it is what it is. It has lately become quite popular with the media because of a certain resident who happens to be the ex-Governor/convicted felon of this wonderful state. He’ll be living in Colorado for the nextContinue reading “Reading Made Easy”
Cancer’s MVP – Cigarettes
A few weeks ago I was asked to join the committee for the American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation Team here in Chicago. I gladly accepted. About the same time I was starting to think about the 2012 Berlin Marathon. I’ll be running a few races this year trying to raise some more money for the DetermiNation TeamContinue reading “Cancer’s MVP – Cigarettes”
Why I Ran
To my family, friends and supporters, I can not thank you all enough. When I set my goals of competing in eight races, including the New York Marathon on Sunday, and raising $10,000 in support of the American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation team in late 2010 I wasn’t quite sure I’d make it. Times are tough butContinue reading “Why I Ran”
Thank You Mr. Jobs
Steve Jobs died today. He died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. He was a visionary who started the world’s largest tech company from his parents’ garage back in 1976. All this year I have been fundraising for the American Cancer Society’s DetermiNation team. I dedicated myself to running eight different races with the finalContinue reading “Thank You Mr. Jobs”
Running to Stand Still 