Day 1- Not bad, but we can do better! Click the photo to add more


I'm taking a break from movies today to tell you about an important event coming up. I'll be training vigorously over the next four months in preparation for one of the most ridiculous undertakings of my life. In my short time on Earth I've been able to experience a handful of life-changing events most people take 50 years to see. Some have been good and some bad, but all have changed me in some way. I'll add yet another event when Esch and I venture into the unknown (to us, at least) of Glacier National Park this July. But the big news is what will go down in October. As fall winds down, 45,000 runners of all skill levels will take to the streets of Chicago and run 26.2 miles. The same distance a Greek messenger named Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens to tell his government of the victory over Persia (only to die minutes later). On a brighter note, there is a way for you to be involved in my latest attempt at accomplishing the unexpected. DONATE!

                                                               
With four months to prepare, there is one important aspect that I need your help to finish. The Tug McGraw Foundation has set a goal of $2,500 for me to raise by October 11th. I don't have any doubt my family and friends will come through for me, but that's not the goal here. Let's work together and raise the most money of anybody representing the Tug McGraw Foundation. Even better, how about the most of anybody running for any charity in the marathon? A tall task, but we can do this. This foundation is a great addition to the astounding number of organizations created to help cure and prevent brain tumors. But it is more than that. Tug McGraw's family has set up something that focuses on improving the quality of life for people dying of a deadly cancer that is rarely reversed. Watching my father fight through this same illness and putting every ounce of effort in his mind and body to defeat NOT the disease, but the quitting attitude it tries to bestow on its victims. He continued tirelessly on his government work to improve the quality of America's health care system and the research it explored. The correlations between my father's work and passion with what the Tug McGraw Foundation strives to achieve is astounding and should not go unnoticed. This is why I feel so proud to run for such an organization and hope to raise an unprecedented amount of money to improve it. Help me by donating any amount you can. Please click the link below to add to my marathon fundraising. Thank you for your support and be sure to keep your eyes peeled as I will be running with the Kenyans working my tail off to finish these 26.2 miles in the best shape of my life.