After completing the Martha’s Vineyard half marathon, the question that I was asked the most was…

“What are you going to do next?”

Aside from taking it easy for a bit, the answer was actually pretty easy; the Las Vegas Rock 'n’ Roll Half Marathon.

To be honest, I thought this race was going to be my first half marathon. I didn’t think I would be ready by the time the vineyard half came around. This just goes to show that you never know what you’re capable of until you try.

However, one thing that didn’t sit easy with me about running the Vegas half was that taking the time and money to fly out there just to run a race seemed a bit selfish. This was going to cost a fair bit of money and my wife and I would be leaving our kids at home.

I don’t care what people say - Vegas is not a child-friendly vacation spot.

I was actually going to pass on it until I saw that I could participate in this race raising money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. This was what I was looking for, this was my next goal. This gave me the chance to take something that I enjoyed doing and doing something good with it. 

This made my running more than about me.

So now I’m asking the readers of my blog to take a look at what St Jude has done for countless children and their families and see if there’s any amount you can spare to help me raise money for a worthy cause. 

Thank you from the bottom of my heart - http://heroes.stjude.org/runningofthenerd