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Racing to Save Lives

Hello, everybody!

As some of you may already know, I am training for a triathlon. What is a triathlon? I'm glad you asked. It is an Olympic event consisting of a .9 mile swim, 25 mile bike ride and a 6 mile run.

Sound hard? You bet it does, but the good news is, I will have lots of help. I joined a group called Team In Training. They organize the event and train all the athletes (wow, I never thought I would refer to myself as an athlete!). Team in Training brings together some of the best coaches and mentors around to make sure we all will do our best, safely and effectively.

So, what’s the motivation? Well, quite simply, to help people. Team in Training works with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society bringing an end to leukemia, lymphoma and other blood cancers. I'm sure you all know that these cancers are horrible; they attack people from all walks of life - many of whom are children. In fact, it is the number one cause of death of children under the age of 15. The good news is: things are happening, lives are being saved, and survival rates have jumped from 4% to 81% in the last 40 years.

How can you help? In order to participate, I have to raise $5,800. Much of that money will come from you, my family and friends. Suggested contributions start as low as $25, but don't let that limit you; let your hearts guide you and know that 74% of your gift will go directly to research, patient care, and education. You can make a donation online or you can send me a check payable to “The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.” Just remember, no gift is too small, every little bit does help.

Thank you all for your support and wish me luck!

I hope you'll visit my web site often. Be sure to check back frequently to see my progress. Thanks for your support!





Some time ago, when I became interested in running longer distances, I ran across an article that gave me a great process for building stamina. The idea being, run/walk in cycles. So, run 5 minutes and walk 1 minute over and over again. I tried it, but I hated having to look down at my watch all the time.

Then I came across another article that discusses using iTunes to do this for you. You simply create a playlist and manually change the songs to stop when the next step begins.

So now, I took it one step further and created a script that does this for you. You just specify the name of the playlist and the interval pattern (5 minute run/1 minute walk, 10 minute run/3:30 minute walk) and it will create a new runners playlist for you. It will even add a "Ding" before each section to help you out.

Here's how to use it:

  1. Download the file.
  2. Unzip to your desktop.
  3. Add the "Ding.mp3" to iTunes.
  4. Create a playlist that you want to use.
  5. Inside the "iTunes Runners Playlist" double click the "CreateRunnersPlayList.vbs"
  6. Give it the name of the playlist you just created.
  7. Give it the pattern you desire (ex 5,1:30 = Five minute run and 90 second walk).
That's it, you're now ready to take off! If your original playlist's name was "RunPlaylist" the new one will be "*RunPlayList", same name but with a * in front of it.

If you want to reset all the songs back to their original end time, double click the "UndoCreateRunnersPlaylist.vbs" and give it the name of the original playlist.

Questions? Comments? Email me.