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Title: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Post by: Adam R Wende on December 06, 2019, 03:52:04 am Dear Fast Running Blog Team,
I need your help and am reaching out to friends, family, fellow runners, and anyone else who may have been touched by cancer so we together can raise a minimum of $20,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) in a fundraiser that will culminate in our team of 10 runners completing the April 26, 2020 London Marathon. My challenge to you is to donate $26.20, or more if appropriate, to this cause and share the story with anyone you know touched by cancer. A quick summary is below. A news announcement from my university is here (https://www.uab.edu/news/people/item/10958-professor-and-marathoner-helps-put-blood-cancer-on-the-run/?utm_source=meltwater&utm_medium=referral). My direct fundraiser page is here (https://pages.lls.org/tnt/al/london20/awende). If you prefer Facebook donations you can do so here (https://www.facebook.com/donate/535602940610565/). And for those who do not know my FRB history, my blog is here (http://arw.fastrunningblog.com/). With my final Utah race with a great team at the Utah Valley Marathon (http://arw.fastrunningblog.com/blog-06-08-2013.html). Quick summary: I joined your ranks back in 2007 shortly after moving to Salt Lake City to complete my postdoctoral training at The University of Utah. During my time in SLC I got to meet a number of you in person. Obviously there has been some turnover in active members in the subsequent nearly 13 years (in fact a couple of you might not have been born)... Why I am reaching out now, is that in 2014 I was diagnosed with leukemia, shortly after running what was up until that point my slowest marathon. However, I was quickly cured, in remission for about 5 years. Unfortunately, not everyone has been as lucky and last November (2018) I lost a friend to a different form of leukemia. That is why at that time I switched the focus of my quest to complete the Abbott World Marathon Majors and decided to put it to good use and joined Team in Training. This way I can put my passion for running into efforts to help other with blood cancer. Please consider donating and/or sharing any of the above links. God bless and thank you for your time and support. Kind regards, Adam |