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I initially got into running because of the Race for the Cure. After walking it for a number of years, I decided to start running it. I didn’t run fast, but I could run a 5K. After a couple of those, I decided to run my first half marathon last May. For some crazy reason, I signed up for it again this year. Just as I was starting to tire of my training, a great new opportunity came along to turn my runs into money for charity.
Affiliate Summit has started a Nike+ Challenge in which they will donate $1 to the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade for each mile run in the challenge (up to $5,000). When I saw this, I immediately hit my local running store to buy a Nike+ tracking sensor and wristband. I then visited the Affiliate Summit East 2010 Challenge page on Nike’s website and set up my account.
Now when I run, I have a higher purpose. I logged a little over 13 miles last week interspersed with my Zumba days. During each run I kept telling myself that each mile was more money being donated to help fight breast cancer. Hopefully this challenge will keep me running well past the Indy Mini and into the summer up through Affiliate Summit in New York in August. If you are an affiliate marketer and are up for a little fitness challenge (whether you walk or run, the sensor works the same), you should definitely check it out. If nothing else, help cheer the rest of us on!
I wanted to get the sensor kit and participate (walking, not running, no one wants to see that much jiggle) but they, oddly, don’t make one compatible with the classic iPod. I could get a band, but it’s twice as expensive as the sensor kit, and I’m still hired help, not a big time affiliate lol.
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I’m running too! I don’t have an overall mileage goal, just want to get moving 3 times a week. This is such a great cause 🙂
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Shawn and Missy from Affiliate Summit do a REALLY great job of encourage affiliate marketers to raise money for charity each year. They lead by example by putting their money up first and then the rest of us want to follow.
What a great idea.
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I actually haven’t thought about a goal yet. I follow Hal Higdon’s Half Marathon training through the mini in May and then will probably have to take a couple of weeks of really light running since I am a wimp. But then I’ll still have about three months of doing it on my own. Hmmm…now you have me thinking….
My kit should be delivered today! I hope to get a run in before the snow dumps down tonight.
Do you have a goal, of how many miles you want to complete before ASE10? I’m going for 250 miles myself.
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