Pulling the Plug on the T-Shirt Project

In the last 48 hours, no one expressed interest in my Running To Stop Cancer DFMC t-shirts I will not proceed with the project.

But not to worry. I am shifting my focus to the bake sale coming up on Tuesday.

DFMC T-Shirt Potential

Would you be interested in a DFMC t-shirt?

I am trying to gage how much interest there would be to buy a DFMC t-shirt.
These are technical fabric, white t-shirts. Sizing is unisex. The t-shirts are made in the USA by Leslie Jordan, Inc. The design will be screen printed onto the t-shirts.

The reason I need to gage interest is because it would be prohibitively expensive to order and print fewer then 25 t-shirts. So I want to see if there is enough interest to justify the order.

The price will be $27, where $11 is the cost of the t-shirt, and $16 will go directly to Dana-Farber.

It will take approximately 3 weeks for the t-shirts to come in once I place the order. So I will assess the number of completed forms in the next 48 hours to make a decision on how to proceed, and will notify everyone who fills out the form as to whether any t-shirts will be printed.

If you are interested, please feel out this form. You are under no obligation to buy anything, but it would be great if you could please fill out the form as accurately as possible.

If there is enough interest, and the t-shirts are ordered, I will bring them to DFMC group runs and meetings. If you do not live in the Boston area, I will be happy to mail them to you.

T-Shirt Order Form

CURRENT NUMBER OF T-SHIRTS ORDERED: 4

T-Shirt Sizing Chart

	XS	S	M	L	XL
Chest	32-34	35-37	38-40	41-43	44-46
Waist	26-28	29-31	32-34	35-37	38-41
Hip	32-34	35-37	38-40	41-43	44-46

T-Shirt Front Logo









T-Shirt Back Design

The Spirit of the Marathon

This past Thursday, exactly 2 months before Boston marathon, I went to see the movie, Spirit of the Marathon. Inspiring and informational, the movie follows for pro athelets, first-time and many-time marathoners through training and running the 2005 Chicago Marathon.

I do not know much about running and race history. So I was very impressed to learn about Kathrine Switzer, the first woman to officially enter register for the Boston Marathon, men-only event at the time.

My one complaint is that right away the movie claimed that crossing the finish line of a marathon changes your life. I am not a fan of such big, "powerful" statements. I have crossed the finish line of the Adirondack Marathon, and I don't think my life has been any different ever since.

The big statement reminded me of people asking me if my first trip to Honduras was a life-changing event. No, it was not. I think the decision to train and run a marathon, just like my decision to go to El Hogar, is the result, or the evidence if you will, of some change in outlook on life.

Not Quite 20 Miles

Today I planned to complete my first in preparation for Boston 20 mile run. Triumphantly, of course. Unfortunately, things do not always work out as planned. I felt sluggish at the start, and hit a wall at 14. (Or is it THE wall?) After 17 miles, I was running purely on self pride. After 18 miles, I only ran because I did not want to walk home. The final result—19.72 miles.

I kept coming back to the subject of car thieves shopping in CVS, which made me mad, which in turn made me run faster. Maybe I can blame the thieves for my inability to complete the mileage. On the other hand, I am convinced, that as bad I as felt on my run today, chemotherapy feels at least 100 times worse.

Thirteen

Grandma passed away 13 years ago today.