06/08/10: I completed the San Diego marathon in 4:54. I could not have done it without the love and support of my team and donors. Thank you all SO MUCH!!!

The NYC chapter has raised ALMOST $1 MILLION to fight cancer. You can still donate to be a part of this awesome cause.

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Wanna see me sweat a little before you donate? Check out my blog!!

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Running so you don't have to!

Hi Guys!

I have decided to challenge myself in 2010 with a New Year resolution of completing a half-marathon. Resolutions are great for personal growth, but I wanted to make my resolution a whole lot more meaningful and benefit more than just me. I took the plunge and signed-up to train for the San Diego half-marathon with Team In Training!

**02/05/10** Then I lost my mind and decided to train for the FULL marathon in San Diego!! I plan to run the More Magazine | Fitness Magazine Women's Half-Marathon in preparation for the event, which will fulfill my original goal (UPDATE: I successfully completed the half marathon! Read about it here!). Then I will take it to the next level in the name of curing cancer. WOOT!

As a member of Team In Training Program, I will not only be contributing to my own personal growth and health: I will be helping those afflicted by leukemia, Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and myeloma. I cannot do it simply by running alone (if only curing cancer were that easy!). I need your generous support to reach my fundraising goal.

Some important things to know about your donation:

• 75 cents of every dollar raised goes directly to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society funds.
• Patient Services funds go directly to patient care and counseling, often helping to pay costs not covered by insurance.
• Research funding has helped to develop treatments that have increased the survival rate of children suffering from Leukemia from 4% in 1960 to over 85% today.
• Your donation is, of course, 100% tax deductible.

Thank you for considering a donation! Completing a half-marathon is really nothing compared to the challenge of fighting cancer (or at least I will keep telling myself that when I wanna quit at mile 11).

PS: You can watch me sweat through my training & (hopefully) cross the finish at http://laura.gpowered.net/