Important Update - The Latest on the Ultramarathon
The outpouring of support for the "Ultramarathon for the Mona Foundation" cause has been truly inspiring. I want to wholeheartedly thank everyone who has joined, and considered this an endeavor worthy of supporting! Recently there was an unexpected incident and hence a change in the original plan to run the 50k on Orcas island.
While on a 12 mile trail run in Northern Virginia I fractured 2 bones in my right ankle. The first week following the injury was very disheartening to be sure, especially after putting so much into training and building momentum for the cause. At first, it felt like I had let some people down, including myself. However, after some thought, I got over myself and realized the goals of the Mona Foundation are too important, and that this turn of events is actually a huge blessing in disguise. To be sure, the doctor ruled out the February 50k on Orcas Island...it will probably be another 2 months before I make a full recovery, BUT this is just a minor road bump on the way to running an ultramarathon in support of the Mona Foundation. What the injury has done however, is provide more time to train and to consider how best to further the cause and involve more people. There are several other 50k events I am looking at as possible replacements. The new plan is to recruit other runners to take part and help raise awareness.
If you have a strong resonance with the kind of work the Mona Foundation is engaged in around the world, and have run long distance in the past, know someone who is a runner, or have considered running a long distance event, then this would be a great opportunity to help out the work of the Mona Foundation. Please email me at kajo.lehman@gmail.com if you are interested in supporting this cause as a runner, or by sponsoring someone to run in this event. Details will be forthcoming, but most likely the replacement event will take place in the great northwest sometime between June and November 2010. There will likely be a shorter counterpart to the 50k such as a 25k or a 10k as well. It would be great to involve as many people as possible.
I look forward to hearing from the runners out there... a few have already expressed interested.
Thanks again for everyone's support! Check in on the blog www.runningwiththeearth.blogspot.com from time to time to hear the full story.
love&respect,
-Kamran
While on a 12 mile trail run in Northern Virginia I fractured 2 bones in my right ankle. The first week following the injury was very disheartening to be sure, especially after putting so much into training and building momentum for the cause. At first, it felt like I had let some people down, including myself. However, after some thought, I got over myself and realized the goals of the Mona Foundation are too important, and that this turn of events is actually a huge blessing in disguise. To be sure, the doctor ruled out the February 50k on Orcas Island...it will probably be another 2 months before I make a full recovery, BUT this is just a minor road bump on the way to running an ultramarathon in support of the Mona Foundation. What the injury has done however, is provide more time to train and to consider how best to further the cause and involve more people. There are several other 50k events I am looking at as possible replacements. The new plan is to recruit other runners to take part and help raise awareness.
If you have a strong resonance with the kind of work the Mona Foundation is engaged in around the world, and have run long distance in the past, know someone who is a runner, or have considered running a long distance event, then this would be a great opportunity to help out the work of the Mona Foundation. Please email me at kajo.lehman@gmail.com if you are interested in supporting this cause as a runner, or by sponsoring someone to run in this event. Details will be forthcoming, but most likely the replacement event will take place in the great northwest sometime between June and November 2010. There will likely be a shorter counterpart to the 50k such as a 25k or a 10k as well. It would be great to involve as many people as possible.
I look forward to hearing from the runners out there... a few have already expressed interested.
Thanks again for everyone's support! Check in on the blog www.runningwiththeearth.blogspot.com from time to time to hear the full story.
love&respect,
-Kamran
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