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THIS one is strictly because it's for a great purpose, on a holiday I believe that we need to truly do a better job of recognizing, and raise funds for an organization that is trying to be different in how it LIVES out the purpose of the man it's celebrating.

SOOOOO.....  on MLK Day, January 18th, I'm going to run a 5K for .  Of course I'd love to have people join me, distantly of course.  My personal goal is raise $1,500 and provide SIX day camp scholarships to kids who would otherwise not be able to attend next summer before the 18th.  

Now, don't get me wrong... this is just the first step of my overall goal for the year... but MLK Is my starting off point this year.  There will be more.  The year is going to include a half marathon, a 4x4x48, a 13k ft. mountain, and a full marathon (Lord help me)... 

Took the month of December off from running, hello eliptical, to let my hip heel up, after going over 1,200 miles of running in the first 11 months of the year - wayyyyyyy more than I've ever done before...  but it's time to get going.... let's go!

But kicking it all off on MLK Day for a camp that puts the message of the day into action?  That just seems like the place I'm going to start this year.

JOIN ME.  Run with us.  Walk with us.  Crawl with us.  Whether you donate... start your own campaign...  read along... pray for me (especially on that whole 4x4x48 and full marathon idea)...  

...if you need extra motivation of me making an idiot of myself in exchange for your help... I'll have plenty of those opportunities this year (already did a polar plunge...  more craziness to come).