Category Archives: Charity

Race Report: Bridger Ridge Run

Bridger Ridge Run, Bozeman, MT – August 11, 2012 As stated before, I decided to try to raise some money for the Child’s Play charity. I discovered that summer is peak charity drive season, and that I felt like a … Continue reading

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4 days…

In four days, I’ll be at the start line of the Bridger Ridge Run at 7,500 feet, which I think will be the highest I’ve ever been outside of an airplane. I’ll then run 19.5 miles, rising 2,000 feet in … Continue reading

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Mt Rainier training / I want to wear a tutu

Please, help me wear a tutu. It’s for sick kids! The Bridger Ridge Run is now less than 4 weeks away, in which I’ll be running 20 miles along the spine of a mountain range, between 7,500 and 9,500 feet … Continue reading

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BRR & Tutus for Child’s Play

My race report for Ironman CDA is in the works but to quickly summarize: COLD swim COLD COLD swim COLD bike bike STOMACH CRAMPS bike bike YAY SUN bike bike bike run run run HOLY CRAP I’M TIRED run run … Continue reading

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$2,849

I dropped off a couple of big fat checks with the local Alzheimer’s Association this morning. One was for $1,849, the other for $500, which will have a matching contribution from Microsoft for another $500, making a grand total of … Continue reading

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Will vs. Ironman and Alzheimer’s

I’ve finally made the mental flip to officially try for a full Ironman. Woo-hoo! I’ve got my sights set on Ironman Coeur d’Alene (June, 2012), and I’ve started saving up for the registration fee ($600!). For a while now I’ve wanted to … Continue reading

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