Dear friends and family members, I’m writing to you today because I have undertaken a major personal challenge and I need your help. I will complete the 13.1‑mile Napa to Sonoma Half Marathon on July 17 as part of CCFA’s Team Challenge. This will be my fifth half marathon (I began running half marathons in …
This July 17, I will run my fifth half marathon as part of the Team Challenge fundraising program. And it also will be my second time running the Napa to Sonoma race through wine country.1 What is Team Challenge and why are we raising money? Team Challenge raises funds for research into Crohn’s disease and …
Team Challenge Wisconsin is once again participating in the Napa-to-Sonoma Half Marathon. Although I am not running Napa-to-Sonoma this year, I am serving as a mentor for several Team Challenge participants. Each participant spends 16 weeks training to run or walk the half marathon in order to raise awareness and funds for the treatment and cure …
I finished. That is the kindest thing that can be said about my actual run in the 2009 Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon. My goal was to finish the race in under three hours — in reality, my official time was 3:34:34.7.1 Don’t get me wrong ... it was a great weekend, a …
I’ve just heard that Bob Van Dillen, meteorologist on “Morning Express with Robin Meade” which airs weekdays on CNN’s HLN channel, will be running with us (Team Challenge1) in the Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon on July 19. Van Dillen is running with the Georgia team and will serve as honorary Chairman for this Team …