Weekly Roundup: Featured Events

The Central PA Team in Training group will hold its kickoff this weekend.
Charity Mile member thediva0629 has organized a 5k walk/run to be held on August 9th 2008. It is a walk for the Great American Health Challenge focusing on Childhood Obesity.
The Lance Armstrong Foundation will be hosting several cycling events this year. These [...]

How to lose 192 pounds in 7 seconds (plus 2 years)

Oh, if it were only this easy! With the aid of video see how author Jennette Fulda lost 192 pounds. She started out at 372 pounds and after two years officially lost half her weight. Last month she ran a half-marathon and released a book based on her weight loss journey.

How to lose [...]

Upcoming Charity Events in Calgary

Looking for a summer run that’s not in 100+ degree heat? How about a visit to Calgary, Alberta? The weather and scenery are great, making for a nice run or walk experience. Several great causes including ALS, cancer and Easter Seals will be having run and/or walk events in June and July.
Funds [...]

Relay for Life Events: First Weekend of June

This past weekend was a busy one for Relay for Life all across the US and Canada. Here are some of the great events that went on. Congats to all the teams, individuals and organizers!
This quote from Pat Winter, the honorary chair of the Plymouth County, IA Relay, gives us the voice of [...]

23rd AIDS Walk Boston Raises $1.2 Million

This year the AIDS Walk Boston set record attendance, with more than 20,000 participants and many more spectators. Then they set a record for donations with $1.2 Million raised for AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. AAC is New England’s first and largest AIDS organization, dedicated to stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS by preventing new [...]

Weekly Roundup

A few great blog posts from this week…
What Makes an Athlete? from Thomas at Complete Running Network
Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria attended the HOPE! 5K Charity Run/Walk for Padres Contra El Cancer at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum last on Saturday. Photos posted on a hundred sites including the one linked here, NiqueHappy.com.
Running Motivation: Find [...]

Walk to End Hunger Raises $3.8 Million

May 4th over 40,000 supporters came out to Project Bread’s 40th Walk for Hunger. This was an amazingly successful event, raising $3.8 million for hunger relief and emergency aid programs across Massachusetts.
The top corporate teams were Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ($42,509.99) and Raytheon ($40,774.67). Public and private schools, colleges including MIT, [...]