I have one more race left in 2010. Sort of.

My next race will be virtual — I’ll be running on my own as part of the Operation Jack Marathon satellite option.

Do you know about Operation Jack? Well, click on that link and read all about it … but the gist is that this amazing man, Sam Felsenfeld, has run 60 marathons this year, raising money for Train 4 Autism in honor of his autistic son, Jack. His 61st and final marathon of the year will be the Operation Jack Marathon. I would love to run it, but I’ll settle for the at-home version.

For the satellite run I’m supposed to do 6.1 miles, but we’ll see how I’m feeling. Maybe I’ll double it! Though, I don’t want to push it … it’s been a slow month.

I technically haven’t registered yet since I was planning on fundraising — the minimum is only $30 so that’s easy, right? Well, I’ve also been a slacker and haven’t actually asked anybody to donate until now.

I have no problem donating the money myself, but it’d be great if I could help raise a little more to help Jack and children like him.

Can you donate a small amount? Even just $1 ?

I met Sam at the Marine Corps Marathon expo, and I’m really touched by what he’s doing. I’m glad I can do a small part to help!

My third marathon will be the Marine Corps Marathon on Halloween. I decided I wanted to do this race months ago, and registered as soon as it opened.

I didn’t need a charity spot.  But it was something I had been thinking about for a while.

Years ago, I lost an aunt to lung cancer (after she survived breast cancer) and an uncle to leukemia. They were both my dad’s siblings.

Last year, my father-in-law lost a chunk of his intestine when a cancerous growth was found. They got it all, no chemo — thank goodness.  But his sister, my husband’s aunt, is still fighting.

Her cancer had been in remission, but we recently learned it was back. And had spread.

That solidified my decision. I needed  to raise money for a cancer charity.

There are so many out there. I thoroughly reviewed the marathon’s charity partners page. And I found the right one for me – the Rally Foundation for childhood cancer research.

I like that they are a smaller charity — my contribution will make a bigger impact!  I’ve committed to raise $1,500.  And I’ll be running in honor of a five-year-old boy who beat cancer as an infant.

Can you  spare a few dollars to support childhood cancer research?

Please donate if you can!