May, 2009

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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 42

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number:42
Mileage Run Today:9
Mileage Run so far: 294

Mileage To Go To Get There: 928.25

Here’s my video log for today! Enjoy!

How ’bout it?

-Vision Runner

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Day 40 A Little Blind-and-Low-Vision Education

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 40
Mileage Run Today: 8
Mileage Run so far: 282

Mileage To Go To Get There: 940.25

Thanks to everyone!! We have 5 donations to acknowledge today…They’re adding up! Thanks so much!
Adrienna – We love you – You’re Awesome!
Mama – Again, thanks for another donation!
Diane – We appreciate you and your support so much! Thanks for spreading the word!
Toni – Thanks so much for your kind words! You’re doing good work! Thanks!
Ruth – Thanks so much to you for your donation, and thanks for all of our fabulous haircuts along the way!! Go see Ruth at Shear Prophesy Hair Designs in Missoula!! You gotta love her!

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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 39

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number:39
Mileage Run Today: 8
Mileage Run so far: 274

Mileage To Go To Get There: 948.25

Here’s my video log for today! Enjoy!

How ’bout it?

-Vision Runner

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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 38

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

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Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 38
Mileage Run Today: 8
Mileage Run so far: 266

Mileage To Go To Get There: 956.25

How ’bout it?

-Vision Runner

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Day 37: Winner of “Vision Runner: Dare To Envision a New Reality” Ink Pen

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 37
Mileage Run Today: 8
Mileage Run so far: 258

Mileage To Go To Get There: 964.25

 

I’m further along then I thought. I’m virtually between Spencer and Dubois, Idaho. Pin “B” on the map below.

21% of the mileage run…

Now we gotta get the donations up there, too!

Winner of the drawing: We just drew out the #3 which, looking at our donations list would be: Mary McManus @GracefulLady one of our Twitter friends.
Mary, shoot us an email with your shipping address and we’ll be sending you out a pkg this week!! Congratulations Mary!

For those of you that don’t know, Mary just did the Boston Marathon after combatting post-polio syndrome, and her Boston marathon story  is on our Runner Insight.com blog
We like to feature other inspirational stories on Vision Runner’s RunnerInsight.com blog, and you can
see Mary’s other stories leading up to her Boston Marathon here:
Polio to Post Polio Syndrome to the Boston Marathon/
More Than Enough
Run Mary Run

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-Vision Runner


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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 36

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average:  36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 36
Mileage Run Today: 9
Mileage Run so far: 250

Mileage To Go To Get There: 972.25

 

I’m now over 20% of the way there!!! Ya-hoo!! 
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-Vision Runner

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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 35

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 35
Mileage Run Today: 3
Mileage Run so far: 241

Mileage To Go To Get There: 981.25

Thanks to GiveForward.org and Clare from Australia!!
They’re in the drawing for the fabulous prize as well!!!

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-Vision Runner

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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 34

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

 

 
Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average: 36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 34
Mileage Run Today: 9
Mileage Run so far: 238

Mileage To Go To Get There: 984.25

Thanks to @teticio from Twitter!!

Make it a Great Day!

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Vision Runner’s Run Over To Ellen’s Fundraising Project Day 33

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average:  36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number: 33
Mileage Run Today: 9
Mileage Run so far: 229

Mileage To Go To Get There: 993.25

Should be virtually running through Lima, MT tomorrow…on my way to Monida pass at the border between Montana and Idaho!!
Here’s my video log for today! Enjoy!

How ’bout it?

-Vision Runner

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Between Red Rock and Lima Montana Day 32

Thursday, May 21st, 2009


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I’m getting closer to the Montana  border and Monida pass…just through Red Rock, Montana and on my way to Lima, Montana (pin “C” on the map) on my virtual run over to the Ellen tv show and the Warner Bros Studios in Burbank.  You can zoom in on the map by clicking the + symbol.

Running Summary:

Start Date: April 20, 2009

Goal Date: Dec 15-18, 2009 (Whenever we can get Ellen Degeneres tickets to a taping of the Ellen tv show before they stop taping for the end of the year break.)

Total Mileage from Montana to the studio for an Ellen tv show taping: 1,222.25

Must Average:  36 miles of running per week or 5.12 miles per day.
Day Number:  32
Mileage Run Today:  8
Mileage Run so far: 220

Mileage To Go To Get There:  1002.25

Here’s my video log for today! Enjoy!

How ’bout it?

-Vision Runner

Popularity: unranked [?]