There are lots of reasons to run: for fitness, for sanity, for 45 minutes of peace and quiet, for fun. This weekend, there's another reason: run for Mitchell. He's 12 years old, and has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Mitchell's Run is a 5K event through downtown Rockford. Steve and Sandra Peterson started it after their then-3 year old son was diagnosed. This Saturday, the race is celebrating 10 years! In that time, they've raised 500-thousand dollars. All of that money has gone to Parent Project, a global organization that funds research to find a cure for Duchenne MD. Here's a link to the website to sign up: www.mitchellsrun.org.
What better reason could there be?
Hope to see you there-- and at 10!
p.s. It's Wednesday: did you have your ice cream today???