Ordinary people going to the extreme...

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Note - completed events are listed at the bottom of this page

Name / location:
    
Tom Jennings
     Erie,  PA
Run100forCharity.info
founder and webmaster
Fundraiser:
Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA
GE employees / retirees - GE matches your donation of $25 or more!
Event / date:
4/11 - 4/13/2008 - CPT
150 mile trail ultra
McNaughton Park 150
120 miles of 150 - 14th out of 40 runners

Name / location:
     Paul Kearney
     Vermont

Fundraiser:
Paul's Run for PKD at the Vermont 100
The PKD Foundation is the only organization worldwide devoted to discovering the cause, improving clinical treatment and finding a cure for polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Event / date:
7/19/2008
Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run


Name / location:
Connie Karras

Chicago, IL











Fundraiser:
"A Journey for Max" - Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) Association of America
Chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome (CFIDS), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and by other names, is a complex and debilitating chronic illness that affects the brain and multiple body systems.
Event / date:
Begins 7/27/2008
135 mile Badwater (Death Valley solo trek) - "A Journey for Max"
Badwater Solo










Name / location:
     Heather Griffith
     Louisville, KY
Fundraiser:
American Heart Association
Heather is running 350 non-stop miles in honor of her father William Eugene Griffith who died from congestive heart failure
Event / date:
7/4/2009
350 mile non-stop run

Name / location:
     
Various runners
     Akron, OH
Fundraiser:
Children Need Our Help
Akron Children's Hospital
Event / date:
Various marathons / ultras
 



Completed fundraisers !


Name / location:
CPT Michael Glenn
Iraq



Fundraiser:
Wounded Warrior Project
Greetings to all potential supporters of the Anaconda Resolution Run. My name is CPT Michael W. Glenn and I am an active duty member of the US Army currently serving in Iraq. I strongly encourage you to support the Wounded Warrior Project by sponsoring my upcoming 100K Resolution Run.
Event / date:
1/1/2008 CPT
1 man, 100KM, over 30,000 reasons to run!
Anaconda Resolution Run 100K

Name / location:
Phil Essam
Australia


Fundraiser:
Legacy
Legacy is a voluntary organisation providing services to Australians suffering economically and socially after the death of a spouse or parent on or subsequent to defence force service. We provide support through financial hardship relief, education assistance, youth services, health and aging advice, pensions advocacy and respite care.
Event / date:
4/19 - 4/20/2008
Goal 100K in 24 hrs
Victorian 24hr Track Championship


Name / location:
Brett Saxon
Euroa, Victoria
Australia


Fundraiser:
Brett's Run for Kids with Cancer - CanTeen
CanTeen provides a range of support, recreational and educational programs that aim to bring young people living with cancer together in an environment where they can gain support, share their experiences, learn from others who have 'been there, done that' and have some fun
Event / date:
3/29/2008
162K (100 miles) ultra in 24 hours
Brett's Run for CanTeen


Name / location:
Frank LeClair
Frederick, MD
Fundraiser:
Fisher House Foundation, Inc.
Dedicated to our greatest national treasure... our military service men and women and their loved ones
Event / date:
11/17/2007 - Cpt - 11:52:30
50 mile race
JFK 50 Mile
Name / location:
Christian Griffith

Fundraiser:
Run 50 Miles ...Feed 2,000 Kids
Project Kids Eat - a program that provides healthy meals to over 2,000 homeless children in metro Atlanta
Event / date:
11/3/2007 - cpt - read his blog
50 mile trail race
Mountain Masochist Trail Run


Name / location:
Wade Mitzel
North Dakota
Fundraiser:
Operation Christmas Child
Gift-filled shoe boxes for needy children around the world
Event / date:
10/25 - 11/10/2007 - Cpt
20 to 30 miles/day for 370 total miles
Run across North Dakota

Name / location:
Scott Giddings
Omaha, NE
Fundraiser:

Girls and Boys Town Aftercare
Event / date:
Oct 20th - 29th - CPT - see blog !
480 mile run across Nebraska (232 miles cpt'd 4/19 - 5/3/2007)
Nebraska Landmark Run


Name / location:
Michael Kanning
15 yrs old !
Los Altos, CA

Fundraiser:
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society funds the most innovative, groundbreaking research so future generations need never get cancer
Event / date:
9/22 - 9/23/2007 - Cpt
100 mile trail race
Rio Del Lago 100 Mile Endurance Run

Name / location:
Andy Collin
Calgary, Alberta
Canada
Fundraiser:
Children's Wish Foundation
Grants wishes to children suffering from serious, life threatening illnesses
Event / date:
9/1- 9/8/2007 Cpt - congrats Andy!
11.2 mile swim, 590 mile bike, 81 mile run
Andy Collin - The Ultra Iron man

Name / location:
     
Mike Lawyer
     Cokato MN


Fundraiser:
Children of the Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund
Provides college grants and financial assistance to surviving children and spouses of our U.S. military service members who have lost their lives in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. 
Event / date:
8/25 - 8/26/2007 - Cpt
100 mile trail ultra
Lean Horse Hundred Ultra


Name / location:
     
Jonathan Gunderson
      San Francisco, CA
Fundraiser:
World Harvest Mission
To fund water wells for African villages
Event / date:
7/23 - 7/25/2007 Cpt - 44th place and 42:08:51 !!!!
135 miles through Death Valley in July
Badwater

Name / location:
     
John Lacroix
      New Hampshire
Fundraiser:
American Diabetes Association Research Foundation
Event / date:
7/20 - 7/22/2007 Cpt - 52nd place - 23:19:53 !  Kudos John!
Vermont 100 Mile Endurance Run

Name / location:
     Connie Karras

     Chicago, IL

Fundraiser:
American Diabetes Association


Event / date:
Begins 7/1/2007 - cpt - kudos Connie - 84:04 !!
135 mile Badwater (Death Valley solo trek)
Badwater Solo

Name / location:
     Grace's Eagles - 
     Sean Lobo,
     Tim Ryan, 
     Mian Azmy

     New York, NY
Fundraiser:
The GRACE Children's Foundation
Providing Medical Care, Education and Humanitarian Aid for Orphans in China
Event / date:
6/17 - 6/24/2007   Cpt
150 mile team relay through the Gobi Desert in China
Gobi March

Name / location:
     Greg Carter

     Cloverdale, CA


Fundraiser:
American Cancer Society Relay For Life


Event / date:
6/9 - 6/10/2007  Cpt
24 hour SOLO relay,  goal: 100 miles
Kiwanis Club of Cloverdale Relay for Life Against Cancer
Name / location:
    
Jim Fitch
     Meadville,  PA


Fundraiser:
French Creek Recreational Trails
FCRT adds to the quality of life in Meadville and Crawford County by developing and maintaining beautiful recreation trails where we can walk, run and bike without competing with motor vehicles.
Event / date:
 6/16 - 6/17/2007  Cpt
100 mile trail ultra
Mohican 100 Mile Trail Run

Name / location:
     Koach Karl (Karl Keltner)

     Kansas City, MO
Fundraiser:
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society - Team in Training
Event / date:
5/1 - 5/26/2007 Cpt
26 marathons in 26 days
Relentless for a Cure

Name / location:
    
Fred Dummar




Fundraiser:
Special Operations Warrior Foundation College scholarship grants, based on need, along with financial aid and educational counseling to the children of Special Operations personnel who were killed in an operational mission or training accident
Event / date:
5/19/2007 Cpt
100 mile trail ultra
Massanutten Mountain Trails 100 Mile Run

Name / location:
    
Paul Kelley
     Chillicothe, IL
Fundraiser:
Whitneys Walk - supports programs for depression awareness and suicide prevention
Event / date:
5/16- 5/19/2007 Cpt
Mississippi to Lake Michigan Endurance Run (175 miles in 4 days)

Name / location:
    
Juli Aistars
     Arlington Heights, IL
Fundraiser:
The Leukemia And Lymphoma Society

Event / date:
4/29- 5/5/2007  Cpt    Congrats Juli on 2nd place and 387 miles !!
Self-Transcendence Six Day Race

Name / location:
     David Houston

     Alaska
Fundraiser:
Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Event / date:
4/14/2007   Cpt
American River 50 Mile Endurance Run

Name / location:
     
Various runners
     Camp Rockmont
     Asheville,  NC
Fundraiser:
Run For Africa
To fund water wells for African villages
Event / date:
4/14 - 4/15/2007  Cpt
12 and 24 hour runs
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