I happen to know a lot of people with lupus. My mother-in-law has lupus. My wife and I have colleagues with lupus. I've even had students and known fellow runners with lupus. It's a very difficult disease to live with. So, I thought I'd do something to help. I just ran the North Country Trail 50-mile ultra-marathon in Manistee, Michigan on September 15, 2007 and accepting donations on behalf of the Lupus Foundation of America. We raised $5,000.

This year I will be running the Haliburton 100 mile run to raise money. This year I am also joining forces with other people who have been impacted by lupus and want to make a difference. You can help by becoming a runner (or walker or roller!) against lupus. Just enter your email address in the box to the right. Feel free to contact me at fundraising@thomaswallace.org, or leave a comment. I'd also appreciate anything you'd be willing to do to get the word out - please pass this link along to everyone you know!

Thursday, October 11, 2007

Update

I've taken a break from posting. In part because I wanted to leave the video up as the first part of the page for a while and also because I've been trying to get caught back up at work. I still owe a big thanks to everyone who contributed to my run. SVSU will be mentioning my effort during the SVSU-Michigan Tech football game this Saturday, so I'm hoping to get a few more donations before I officially call this effort done.

Ah, but the cliche that there is a new starting line after every finish line (or something like that) has some truth to it. I bought the domain name www.lupusrunner.com the other day. I've heard from several people who have lupus since I finished my run and it is truly motivation to keep going.
Posted by Brian Thomas at 12:57 PM

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