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Donate NOW:  http://www.active.com/donate/BOMFBostonMara2011/PHargis

Almost everyone knows, I kinda like to run….and run…and run….long distances. For the past 4 years I have been running 6-7 days a week every week, year round, including 6 full marathons. I like to stay in marathon shape year round and plan to for the rest of my life.

Back in March I started volunteering with a new non-profit in the area called “Back on My Feet”. They are an amazing charity that promotes self sufficiency for homeless men and women in Washington DC using running as the means to create peer support and morale development for these amazing people. So, the marriage between charity and running made this a no brainer group for me to support.

It was so important to me that I made them the very first guests on my latest TV show “Gotta Get Running” last June. Chris and I interviewed the Senior Program Director Wyle Belasik. You can watch the first show on http://www.gottagetrunning.com . Just last month, the group that I run with weekly, Clean and Sober Streets, had 6 of its members complete their first ever 1/2 marathon….after less than 6 months of training, it was a remarkable achievement. Next spring, they will be running their first

Recently the opportunity presented itself that would allow me to raise $$$ ($7,200 to be exact – the cost to finance 4 members in the program @ $1,800 a pop) for Back on My Feet and run the Boston Marathon at the same time. The Boston Marathon is the oldest marathon in the US and entry to the race is highly coveted. Normally admittance is only available through extremely challenging qualifying standards (like running fast as hell for 26.2 miles…something that is tough for a guy the size of an NFL offensive lineman)….so this makes the opportunity even more unique.

All donations are tax-deductible and 100% of the funds go directly to Back on My Feet.
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The address is:

Breakers in Fairfax
9715 Fairfax Blvd
Fairfax, VA 22031

(Between the Harley Davidson dealership and Fast Eddies / Bowl America) on Lee Hwy (29) / Arlington Blvd (50))

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Most of you know that I have committed to raise $7,200 for Back on My Feet so that I can run the Boston marathon on their behalf on April 18th this year.

I know that times are tough…but if you could help me out with any donation…literally no donation is too small and will go a long way in helping me meet my goal and support an outstanding charity the same time.

Please donate here today:
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Here is a video I helped pull together for the Back on My Feet DC chapters One-Year Annivesary Bash.  It provides highlights of the awesome successes that we have achieved in the pat year.  Mastermind video editor Willie Karell did a hollywood job bringing this all together.

Please watch and enjoy:

100% of all donations actually benefit Back on My Feet.  BOMF does an incredibly awesome job at running their operation on very low operating expenses.  For example, the entire DC BOMF chapter has only 5 paid employees.

This is a picture of me and two of my best BOMF buddies, Dave and Ed at the Back on My Feet One-Year Anniversary Bash on March 24th

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