"If, at first, the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it." -- Albert Einstein
The 21 Run Salute idea was born in June 2004 shortly after I was selected to run the Marine Corps Marathon (MCM) 2004. I was actually already running the Nike Marathon a week earlier and considered possibly giving away my MCM bib but could not decide who should get it. Having friends and a relative serving overseas, I decided I would run MCM to honor them and try doing something I've never done before: fundraising.
I was surprised not to be able to find any organized teams running for our troops at the various marathons I wanted to run so I created my own marathon fundraising campaign and selected two worthy charities for the cause, Operation USO Care Package and TAPS. I challenged myself to run marathons every one to two weeks starting the weekend of September 11, 2004 until Memorial Day 2005 and raise $21,000. A small tribute to the brave men and women of our Armed Forces.
Sends care packages to our troops to raise their morale and let them know they've not been forgotten.
Amount raised: $11,521.00
Provides hope, healing, comfort and care for families of fallen service members.
Amount raised: $11,988.50
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