The Boston Athletic Association Half Marathon is a well known race put on by the same organization that runs the full Boston marathon. The race is 13.1 miles long and if people register early they can run for themselves, however, the B.A.A. Half Marathon offers a great opportunity to sign up for a team. There are various charities that you can run for and if you go to the B.A.A. Half Marathon website you can see the list.
Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) Half Marathon
I personally signed up to run for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. They are funded in part by the Jimmy Fund.
Here is there page if you are interested in signing up for the B.A.A half as part of their team.
Jimmy Fund Events
Their site has an event finder on the left had side which is great to see if there are races near you if you are not located in the New England area.
If you are looking to run they are a great organization to join as part of a running team. They help set you up with other local runners, provide an informative packet on fund raising and they give you a great website to raise donations (shameless plug for myself below)
My Personal Jimmy Fund Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Fund Raising Page
That is my personal fund raising page where I am trying to hit the modest goal of raising 500 dollars for the Dana-Farber cancer Institute.
My training to follow later today or tomorrow, I’ll give some details of what I have already done to get ready for this race and also include some of what is planned. Please visit all the sites and if you are feeling like a hero visit my donation page and drop a buck or two in the donation tank. Every little bit helps, thanks for reading and I hope you too become a charity racer.
One last thought, I am adding a perma-link on the right to the Jimmy Fund website to their find an event near you page! Let’s rock.
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