Yesterday had a fantastic turnout for Cure for the Run, a series of chairty sprint races to benefit New Hope For Kids. I have never done a charity race before so I am glad that I finally did. It was not only fun, but a rewarding experience as well!
As you can see in the above picture, I did not become champion. I did race the champion Ross who had retained his Cure for the Run title yesterday, along with Felix from Prime Time Geek, who was also a formidable opponent. That race was very close and man I would like to challenge them both again! Since nobody else could beat me in the races, I suppose that makes me third place. I shall win for sure next time!
However, Cure For The Run is not about winning; rather, it is about helping kids with life-threatening illnesses by raising money for the New Hope for Kids chairty. I am happy to say that I raised $130, which includes my donation, but is still awesome nonetheless! So with that, it’s time to give some thanks and shout outs!
First off, I want to thank my super-sponsor Naja Muay Thai and their head instructor, Jensen “Kru” Hendriks. Not only for sponsoring me and donating to the cause, but for also training me for many months so that I can be in good enough shape to do as well as I did yesterday. I have mentioned them a couple times on this blog. Naja Muay Thai is within less than a mile from Full Sail University and all the classes that happen at the gym are free for the first week. There is no excuse not to give it a try! Going has benefit me so much and it will do the same for you!
I also want to give shout outs to Brenna Mae Brown and Vincent Anderson for their contributions as well. That means a lot to me and I give my greatest thanks!
There are two more people I want to thank! One is Felix from the aforementioned Prime Time Geek podcast. Without him, I would not have even known this event was happening. The other is a friend for about three years now, Corey “Waldo” Waldusky! I had discovered that there was a dunk tank set up and people could donate money to the charity in exhange for balls to throw at the dunk button. So I called Waldo up and he came down to help out by getting dunked… for the children! Awesome work dude!
Next time I do a charity race, I would like to raise more money. If anyone doubted I would do this, I hope that you can now see that I am for real when I make these commitments.
Kent, Thanks to you and to your sponsor Naja Muay Thai, I was very impressed with your donation and I know that it was very appreciated. You did not manage to beat me this year, but you aquitted yourself very well for your first time. Looking at the pictures from the event, you can tell that you were focused in on those 165 feet with all of your intensity. I look forward to facing you again next year.
-ELROSS