2nd 10k'er Done!

I'm still on the fence as to whether I even like this running thing. I'm going to be honest, I hit the 2k mark of this last 10k and I thought, WTF am I doing?! Where's my runner's high? Then I remember why I'm running - to do good. This 10k was done to raise funds for research on heart and stroke PLUS I got to run with these beauties below.


Check those sweet finisher medals!

Together, as a team, we raised over $1000 for the Heart & Stroke Foundation. Afterwards we got to hang out and have some brunch. Throw in the fact we all got some exercise and I suppose there really isn't any reason not to run.

Tonight I just signed up for another 10k, and this one will benefit the SickKids Foundation in order to support SickKids Hospital in Toronto. So far I'm solo. One of the other guys in the photo has said he'll run it with me. I'll try and convince a few others because, hey, nothing like raising funds for a good cause with good people. My goal for this run, being so dear to me, is to raise $1000 on my own. If I could I'd raise $1,000,000 but I don't know that many people and the people I do know likely don't have that kinda money to donate, so the far more modest amount of $1000 it is!

I have a few months to raise this kinda money. Wanna donate? You can, right here.

Coco out.

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