I'm sure you all have wondered what happened to me. After the Philly race, Mark and I went on vacation in Vancouver, Canada. We had an wonderful time, and Vancouver is a beautiful city. The rest away from work and life was just what we needed. No running during vacation. I thought about it, but with all the walking we did, I thought that was enough.
Of course this means now I have to start running again, and take the next step in my running. I have received the application to run for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress for the 2011 Boston Marathon. I will be filling that out and sending it in this week.
This is so important to me. I have talked about what running Boston means to me. I have also talked about the importance of running with a purpose. Steve Runner and I are big advocates that our running can serve our communities and society.
My ties to the Down Syndrome community are pretty clear, my youngest niece is a sweet loveable child with Down Syndrome. I will talk more about her in the future, but I strongly believe that we need to what we can to make people with Down Syndrome have good, productive and happy lives. Groups like MDSC not only support Down Syndrome people and their loved ones, but they advocate on their behalf in government and society.
If my application is accepted I will be training like never before and fund raising like mad - be ready. :-)
Charlie
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