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Podcast S1|E24: John Jaeger, 50 Marathons for Mercy Home

June 15, 2022June 16, 2022thecausecoach

John Jaeger, board member and long-time supporter of Mercy Home for Boys & Girls has challenged himself to run marathons in all 50 states! He is almost to the half way point having run marathons in 22 states and has also raised a whopping $152,000+ toward his $250,000 goal. He shares what inspired him to do this, what keeps him going, and lots and lots of fundraising tips for all charity runners. This episode will motivate you on your charity marathon journey for sure!

Learn more about John and Mercy Home here: https://www.mercyhome.org/blog/leadership/meet-our-board-members-john-jaeger/

John’s Fundraising page: https://p2p.mercyhome.org/diy/john-jaeger

Or call or text John at 708-347-4921 to support him or learn more.

Podcast S1 | E6: Bill Nugent, Running for Project Purple

February 10, 2022March 22, 2022thecausecoach

Bill Nugent started running as a way to regain health and fitness. It gave him a way to manage his grief following the loss of his mother to pancreatic cancer. He is now an ambassador for Project Purple, a running-focused organization dedicated to improving the lives of pancreatic cancer patients through support, hope, & compassion.

My Surf City Marathon Experience

February 4, 2020January 9, 2021thecausecoach

A review of Surf City Marathon Weekend from last year can be found HERE. Once again organizers did a superb job and I was happy to be back. For this post, I am not going to review (again) the attributes of the race weekend (not much new to say). Today, I’m going to focus on what was different about this destination race – namely that I ran the full Marathon for the first time after several years of doing the Half and my experience chasing a time goal.

How to find a running route

September 20, 2019September 26, 2019thecausecoach

A few week’s ago we discussed running crews. Yes, finding your people can be a real game-changer. I told you how one of the best things I got from running were the many friends I’ve made. Read more →

Race Review: The Bellin Run

June 14, 2019January 9, 2021thecausecoach

I still don’t totally understand the popularity of this race. The 42^ndAnnual Bellin Run in Green Bay, Wisconsin last weekend had over 11,000 participants! It’s one of the largest fields for a 10k in the nation! The course was nice; rolling hills and winding streets through mostly residential parts of Green Bay and Allouez. In that regard it reminded me of the Ridgewood Run on Memorial Day in New Jersey. But the Ridgewood Run, while a big event, doesn’t have over 8600 finishers in the 10k. Read more →