Running for a Worthy Cause
Anne Hospod ran the New York City Marathon for Team Diabetes.
Runners and charities are like peanut butter and jelly. They just go together. In 2006, runners raised $714 million for charity. Like screaming for ice cream, I’ve run for charity, you’ve run for charity, we’ve all run for charity.
A good friend of mine is a regular charity road warrior. She’s out there year after year, running races and raising money. Tomorrow, Anne Hospod is turning 27, which mean’s she’s been living with Type 1 diabetes for 23 years; she was diagnosed just after her 4th birthday.
“When I was diagnosed at the age of 4, I remember that my parents were convinced that by the time that I was 20 I would be cured,” Anne says. “Sadly, research has yet to find a cure. I want to show kids that even though there might not be a cure right now, they have every reason to live a healthy, fulfilling, and exciting life.”
So Anne has teamed up with 11 other diabetic runners to raise money for Insulindependence, a charity based in San Diego that promotes healthy diabetes living through motivating kids to exercise, eat well and accept their chronic condition. They organize adventure trips for teenagers throughout the U.S. and pair diabetic professional triathletes with young kids who have diabetes for a special “Triabetes” challenge. Read the rest of this entry →
